froforgast

Old English

Alternative forms

• frōfergāst, frōfergǣst, frōforgǣst

Etymology

From frōfor +‎ gāst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfroː.forˌɡɑːst/, [ˈfroː.vorˌɡɑːst]

Noun

frōforgāst m

1. (theology) the Holy Ghost

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	frōforgāst	frōforgāstas
accusative	frōforgāst	frōforgāstas
genitive	frōforgāstes	frōforgāsta
dative	frōforgāste	frōforgāstum

Synonyms

• Hāliġ Gāst
• hēahgāst

Related terms

• gāstsunu m
• hēahfæder m
• wuldorfæder m

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “FRŌFORGĀST”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.