Contionary:geest

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Skundavisk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɟe:st/

Noun

geest m. (genitive geests, plural geests)

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

Usage notes

Synonyms

(ghost) spook

Derived terms

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