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#:''Hi kam mid | #:''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 | #:''Geloofst ðou in the bestand ðer '''geests''' ?'' | ||
#:: ''Do you believe in the existence of '''ghosts''' ?'' | #:: ''Do you believe in the existence of '''ghosts''' ?'' | ||
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
- IPA: /ɟe:st/
Noun
geest m. (class 1, genitive geests, plural geests)
- spirit, mind
- Hi kam mid ðe wrange geest.
- He came with the wrong spirit.
- Hi kam mid ðe wrange geest.
- (archaic) ghost, phantom
- Geloofst ðou in the bestand ðer geests ?
- Do you believe in the existence of ghosts ?
- Geloofst ðou in the bestand ðer geests ?
Usage notes
Synonyms
- (ghost) spook