ghastly

Betekenis (Engels)

Frekwensie

C2
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɡɑːs(t).li/
Etimologie (Engels)

From a conflation of gastly, from Middle English gastly, from gasten (from Old English gǣstan (“to torment, frighten”)) + -ly, and ghostly (which was also spelt gastlich in Middle English). Equivalent to ghast/gast + -ly. Spelling with gh developed in the 16th century due to the conflation.

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