hast
English
Alternative forms
- havest (obsolete)
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Verb
hast
- (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of have
- Thou hast lovely eyes!
- Thou hast left me alone.
- Thou hast made me endless... -Ravindranath Thakur, Song Offerings, Poem 1
Usage notes
- Hast is the original second-person singular present tense of to have and is now largely archaic, having been superseded by have.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 terms
Anagrams
Breton
Noun
hast m
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German hast, from Old French haste.
Noun
hast c (singular definite hasten, not used in plural form)
Related terms
Verb
hast
- imperative of haste
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hast/ (standard)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: hast
- Rhymes: -ast
- Homophones: Hast (general), hasst (standard only)
Verb
hast
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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 haven + -est.
Verb
hast
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
hast
- imperative of hasta
Seri
Pronunciation
Noun
hast (plural hásatoj)
Derived terms
- hast cahooxp
- hast capaainj (“killdeer”)
- hast ctopl
- hast eenm ihahita (“whetstone”)
- hast haaizj (“cement”)
- hast hamác (“flint”)
- hast icaah
- hast icosíc (“grinding stone”)
References
- 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.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
hast c
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | hast | hasts |
definite | hasten | hastens | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
See also
Anagrams
West Frisian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
hast
Further reading
- “hast”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
hast
- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- Rhymes:English/æst
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