gastgedal
Old English
noun
Definitions
- the parting between body and soul; death
Etymology
Compound from Old English gāst (soul, spirit, breath, being, ghost) + Old English ġedāl.
Origin
Old English
ġedāl
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *gaistaz Proto-Germanic
- froforgast Old English
- gastbana Old English
- gastberend Old English
- gastcund Old English
- gastgifu Old English
- gastleas Old English
- gastlic Old English
- gastsunu Old English
- gāst Old English
- heahgast Old English
- lifgedal Old English
- sawelgedal Old English
- wuldorgast Old English
- ærendgast Old English
- ġedāl Old English
- gost Middle English
- *gaist gmw-pro