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hast¹

  • /hæst/ stressed
  • /həst/ unstressed

Rhymes with -æst

Where it comes from

From Middle English hast, havest, second-person present singular form of haven, from Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to have + -est. Compare German and West Frisian hast.

verb havest

  1. archaic, indicative, present, second person, singular second-person singular simple present indicative of have Thou hast lovely eyes!

Hast²

Where it comes from

Various origins:

* Borrowed from German Hast, probably a habitational surname.

* Borrowed from Swedish Hast, a nickname from hast (“haste, hurry”).

* Reduced form of the English surname Hayhurst.

proper noun Hasts

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: smitten, mak, faithfulness, thou, got, thon, hold, keep, retain, acquire, own, possess, bear, carry, grasp, contain

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@misc{hast_2026,
  title = {hast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}