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faast

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish fáiscid, likely via back-formation from its verbal noun fáscud (whence faastey).

Verb

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faast (verbal noun faastey, past participle faastit)

  1. (transitive) squeeze, twist, wring
    Synonyms: traast, craisht, cungee

Noun

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faast m (genitive singular faast, plural [please provide])

  1. (botany) filament

Mutation

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Mutation of faast
radical lenition eclipsis
faast aast vaast

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.