Ghast

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An evil spirit or monster; a ghoul.

    "The cliff-ghast wrenched off the fox's head, and fought his brothers for the entrails."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of gast. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a ghastly appearance; weird.

Example

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"The cliff-ghast wrenched off the fox's head, and fought his brothers for the entrails."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Variation of gast, from Middle English gasten, from Old English gāstan (“to meditate”) and gǣstan (“to gast, frighten, afflict, torment”). More at gast. Spelling influenced by ghost.

Etymology 2

Poetic abbreviation of ghastly. Use as a noun influenced by ghost.

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