aghast
English
/əˈɡæst/, /əˈɡɑːst/
adj
Definitions
- Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English agast inherited from Old English a- (at, on).
Origin
Old English
a-
Gloss
at, on
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Cognates and derived terms
- aghastness English
- er- German
- ermächtigen German
- *uz- Proto-Germanic
- er- Swedish
- a- Old English
- agast Middle English
- around, arounde Middle English
- round Middle English
- ir- Old High German
- 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌿𐍃- Gothic