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gast

 (găst)
tr.v. gast·ed, gast·ing, gasts Obsolete
To frighten; scare.
[Middle English gasten, from Old English gǣstan, from gāst, ghost.]
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gast

(ɡɑːst)
n
dialect Scot a fright
adj
obsolete afraid; frightened
vb (tr)
obsolete to frighten; scare
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