giest

Old English

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

• ġast, ġæst, ġest, ġist, ġyst

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ji͜yst/

Noun

ġiest m (nominative plural ġiestas) (West Saxon)

1. stranger
2. guest
3. (poetic) enemy

Declension

Declension of giest (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġiest	ġiestas
accusative	ġiest	ġiestas
genitive	ġiestes	ġiesta
dative	ġieste	ġiestum

Derived terms

• gæsthūs

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ġiest m (West Saxon)

1. yeast

Descendants

• English: yeast