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==Skundavisk==
==Skundavisk==
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From Middle Skundavisk ''gēst'', from Old Skundavisk ''gēsta'', ''geista'', from Halmisk ''gaista'', ''gaistaŕ'', from Proto-Germanic ''*gaistaz''.
From Middle Skundavisk ''gēst'', from Old Skundavisk ''gēsta'', ''geista'', from Halmisk ''ᚷᚨᛁᛊᛏᚨ'' (''gaista''), ''ᚷᚨᛁᛊᛏᚨᛉ'' (''gaistaŕ''), from Proto-Germanic ''*gaistaz''.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
[[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /ɟe:st/
* [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /ɟe:st/


===Noun===
===Noun===
'''geest''' ''m.'' (''genitive'' '''geests''', ''plural'' '''geests''')
'''geest''' ''m.'' (class 1, ''genitive'' '''geests''', ''plural'' '''geests''')


# spirit, mind
# spirit, mind
#:''Hi kam mid the wrange '''geest'''.''
#:''Hi kam mid ðe wrange '''geest'''.''
#:: ''He came with the wrong '''spirit'''.''
#:: ''He came with the wrong '''spirit'''.''
# ''(archaic)'' ghost, phantom
# ''(archaic)'' ghost, phantom
#:''Geloofst thou in the bestand ther '''geests'''.''
#:''Geloofst ðou in the bestand ðer '''geests''' ?''
#:: ''Do you believe in the existence of '''ghosts'''.''
#:: ''Do you believe in the existence of '''ghosts''' ?''


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====
====Synonyms====
====Synonyms====
''(ghost)'' [[contionary:spook|spook]]
* ''(ghost)'' [[contionary:spook|spook]]
 
====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
====Related terms====
====Related terms====


[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Skundavisk words]] [[Category:Skundavisk nouns]]
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Skundavisk words]] [[Category:Skundavisk nouns]] [[Category:Skundavisk class 1 nouns]]

Latest revision as of 07:56, 6 May 2025

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk gēst, from Old Skundavisk gēsta, geista, from Halmisk ᚷᚨᛁᛊᛏᚨ (gaista), ᚷᚨᛁᛊᛏᚨᛉ (gaistaŕ), from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

geest m. (class 1, genitive geests, plural geests)

  1. spirit, mind
    Hi kam mid ðe wrange geest.
    He came with the wrong spirit.
  2. (archaic) ghost, phantom
    Geloofst ðou in the bestand ðer geests ?
    Do you believe in the existence of ghosts ?

Usage notes

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms