ærendgast
Old English
noun
Definitions
- a spiritual or spirit messenger; an angel
Etymology
Compound from Old English ǣrende (message) + 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
- *gaistaz 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
- heahgast Old English
- wuldorgast Old English
- ærendfæst Old English
- ærendgewrit Old English
- ærendian Old English
- ærendwreca Old English
- ærendwreccan Old English
- ǣrende Old English
- erande Middle English
- gost Middle English
- *gaist gmw-pro
- *ārundī gmw-pro