ghast

Meanings

Verb

Alternative of gast

Adjective

Having a ghastly appearance; weird.

Noun

An evil spirit or monster; a ghoul.

Origin

Variation of gast, from Middle English gasten, from Old English gāstan ("to meditate") and gǣstan. More at gast. Spelling influenced by ghost.
Poetic abbreviation of ghastly. Use as a noun influenced by ghost.

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