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Gespenst

Betekenis (Engels)

ghost, spectre

Frekwensie

C1
Dialekte

Kanton Basel-Land

Kanton Basel-Land

gspängscht

Kanton Basel-Land

Kanton Basel-Land

guzghyyr

Data verskaf deur: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ɡəˈʃpɛnst/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle High German gespenst, gespenste, from Old High German gispensti (“temptation, (devilish) illusion”), from spanan (“to lure, to attract”), with ghosts interpreted as "illusions that lure one away"; see the related spannen (“to stretch, span”) for further etymology.

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