Middle English Dictionary Entry
igast adj.
Entry Info
Forms | igast adj. |
Etymology | ?Phr. in gāst in the spirit; ?= agast, ppl. of agasten. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
?Carried away by the spirit, spiritualized.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) Ancr.(Corp-C 402)189/23 : Ne beo nawt se ouer swiðe igast [L transl.: spiritualis; F transl.: en esperit] þet he forȝeme þe bodi.