Crossword clues for gast
gast
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gast \Gast\ (g[.a]st), v. t. [OE. gasten, g[=ae]sten to
frighten, akin to Goth. usgaisjan. See Aghast, Ghastly,
and cf. Gaze.]
To make aghast; to frighten; to terrify. See Aghast. [Obs.]
--Chaucer. Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"animal which does not produce in season," 1729, an East Anglian dialect word, perhaps from Middle Dutch gast "barren soil."
Wiktionary
vb. (context obsolete English) To frighten
Wikipedia
Gast is a surname, and may refer to:
- Alice Gast, academic and administrator
- Camille du Gast, sportswoman and social pioneer
- Eric Gast, record producer
- John Gast, English trade unionist
- John Gast, American professional baseball player
- John Gast, Prussian-born painter
- Leon Gast, American documentary filmmaker
- Luce de Gast, 13th century lord
- Margaret Gast, German-born American racing cyclist
- Paul Werner Gast, geologist
- Silke Gast, German javelin thrower
- Wolfgang Gast, decorated Waffen-SS officer
Gast may also refer to
- Gast gun, twin barreled machine gun
Usage examples of "gast".
Vielleicht--noch ehe du dein Gluecke wirst gewohnen, Noch ehe du es durchempfunden hast-- Flieht einer von uns nach in die verklaerten Zonen, Fuer dich ein alter Freund, und dort ein neuer Gast.
De rest van het gezelschap zette hun kampeerbedden elke avond op een andere plaats neer en als het appartement was gevuld met gasten, sliepen ze eenvoudigweg op Runa-kussens op een plek waar ruimte was.
As the Steward left, Lord Gast took up a tale, whose matter Taran found difficult to follow, concerning the costliness of his food and his openhandedness toward travelers.
Dmitrij, beginnen Sie bitte mit Ihrer Aussage«, forderte John ihren Gast auf.
But hasten, for if Gast and Goryon are ever at loggerheads again, I'll not vouch for how much of the cantrev will be left!
Fflewddur whispered to Taran, as Lord Gast now led the three companions from the storehouse to a large cow pen just outside the barricade.