giest

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jiyst/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“guest, stranger”). Cognate with Old Saxon gast, Middle Dutch gast (Dutch gast), Old High German gast (German Gast), Old Norse gestr (Swedish gäst), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐍄𐍃 (gasts, “stranger”). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin hostis (“enemy”), Old Church Slavonic ⰳⱁⱄⱅⱐ (gostĭ), гость (gostĭ) (Russian гость (gostʹ)) and Polish gość.

Alternative forms

Noun

ġiest m (nominative plural ġiestas)

  1. (West Saxon) stranger
  2. (West Saxon) guest
  3. (West Saxon) (poetic) enemy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *jestuz. Cognate with Dutch gist, Old Norse jǫstr (Swedish jäst).

Noun

ġiest m

  1. (West Saxon) yeast
Descendants
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