heahgast
Old English
noun
Definitions
- (theology) the Holy Ghost
Etymology
Affix from Old English hēah (high, deep, right, haughty, proud, high-class, illustrious, sublime, lofty, important, tall, exalted) + Old English gāst (soul, spirit, breath, being, ghost).
Origin
Old English
gāst
Gloss
soul, spirit, breath, being, ghost
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
息
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Yealands English
- *gaistaz Proto-Germanic
- *hauhaz Proto-Germanic
- froforgast Old English
- gastbana Old English
- gastberend Old English
- gastcund Old English
- gastgedal Old English
- gastgifu Old English
- gastleas Old English
- gastlic Old English
- gastsunu Old English
- gāst Old English
- heahencgel Old English
- heahengel Old English
- heahflod Old English
- heahfæder Old English
- heahheall Old English
- heahlareow Old English
- heahstede Old English
- heahweg Old English
- heahþrym Old English
- healice Old English
- hēah Old English
- hīehsta Old English
- wuldorgast Old English
- ærendgast Old English
- gost Middle English
- heigh Middle English
- heighe Middle English
- high Middle English
- *gaist gmw-pro
- *hauh gmw-pro