geest
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
geest (plural geests)
- A type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of R. Jameson to this entry?)
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From Middle Dutch gheest, geest, from Old Dutch gēst, geist, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeysd-, *ǵʰisd- (“anger, agitation”). Compare German Geist, West Frisian geast, English ghost, Swedish gast.
Noun [edit]
geest m (plural geesten, diminutive geestje)
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- Idioms and expressions
- De armen der geest.
- Simpletons.
- De geest is uit de fles.
- The situation has become uncontrollable.
- Helder voor de geest staan.
- Having a clear recall of something.
- De armen der geest.
- Idioms and expressions
- mind, mental conscience
- life force, vital energy
- (alchemy) spirit, gas, distillate, essence
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Etymology 2 [edit]
From Middle Dutch gheest, from Old Dutch *gēst, a nominalisation of an adjective that meant "dry, infertile", a derivation of Proto-Germanic *gais- (“infertile”). Cognate to West Frisian gaast, geast (as in the Dutch/Frisian place name Gaasterland) and German Geest (which is borrowed from Low German). Other derivations of *gais- are: Old English gæsne (“infertility, poverty”) and Icelandic gisinn (“dry”).[1][2]
Noun [edit]
geest m (plural geesten, diminutive geestje)
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References [edit]
- ^ “Geest” in: Friedrich Kluge, “Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache” , 22. Auflage, 1989, bearbeitet von Elmar Seebold, ISBN 3-11-006800-1
- ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)
