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ghast

verb

Etymology

Variation of gast, from Middle English gasten, from Old English gāstan (“to meditate”) and gǣstan (“to gast, frighten, afflict, torment”). More at gast. Spelling influenced by ghost.

  1. inherited from gāstan
  2. inherited from gasten

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gast.

  2. Having a ghastly appearance

    Having a ghastly appearance; weird.

  3. An evil spirit or monster

    An evil spirit or monster; a ghoul.

    • The cliff-ghast wrenched off the fox's head, and fought his brothers for the entrails.
    • The most powerful of all undead creatures, ghasts feed on ghosts, dead souls and, most especially, live ones. They want to take over Iltior and set up a ghast empire.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA