hellegast
Old English
Etymology
From hell (“hell”) + gāst (“spirit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxel.le.ɡɑːst/, [ˈheɫ.ɫe.ɣɑːst]
Noun
hellegāst m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hellegāst | hellegāstas |
| accusative | hellegāst | hellegāstas |
| genitive | hellegāstes | hellegāsta |
| dative | hellegāste | hellegāstum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “helle-gást”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.