hast
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- havest (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English hast, havest, second-person present singular form of haven, from Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, hafian, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to have + -est.. Compare German and West Frisian hast.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
hast
- (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of have
- Thou hast lovely eyes!
- Thou hast left me alone.
- Thou hast made me endless... -Ravindranath Thakur, Song Offerings, Poem 1
Usage notesEdit
- Hast is the original second-person singular present tense of to have and is now largely archaic, having been superseded by have. It is still however found in poetry and older works, being used both as a main verb and an auxiliary verb, and is occasionally still heard in certain regional dialects, especially in the north of England. It is perhaps most familiar to modern ears through its extensive use in the Book of Common Prayer of 1662 and the Authorised Version of the Bible, and in other liturgical texts derived from, or influenced by, them. It corresponds to the familiar second-person singular present tense of to have in some other European languages.
Related termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
BretonEdit
NounEdit
hast m
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German hast, from Old French haste.
NounEdit
hast c (singular definite hasten, not used in plural form)
Related termsEdit
VerbEdit
hast
- imperative of haste
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /hast/ (standard)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hast
- Rhymes: -ast
- Homophones: Hast (general), hasst (standard only)
VerbEdit
hast
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old English hæfst, hafast, second-person present singular form of habban, hafian, from Proto-Germanic *habaisi, second-person present singular form of *habjaną; equivalent to haven + -est.
VerbEdit
hast
Norwegian NynorskEdit
VerbEdit
hast
- imperative of hasta
SeriEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hast (plural hásatoj)
ReferencesEdit
- Moser, Mary B.; Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 347.
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
audio (file)
NounEdit
hast c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of hast | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | hast | hasten | — | — |
Genitive | hasts | hastens | — | — |
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
West FrisianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
AdverbEdit
hast
Further readingEdit
- “hast”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
hast