Hast

//hæst// name, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    second-person singular simple present indicative of have archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular

    "Thou hast lovely eyes!"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

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experienceacceptbeareatgetgive birth

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"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English hast, havest, second-person present singular form of haven, from Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to have + -est. Compare German and West Frisian hast.

Etymology 2

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Hast, probably a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Swedish Hast, a nickname from hast (“haste, hurry”). * Reduced form of the English surname Hayhurst.

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