† ofgastadj.
Obsolete. rare.
= aghast adj.
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of terror or horror > [adjective]
affrightOE
ofgrisea1200
adreadc1225
ofgasta1300
aghastc1300
dreadc1300
dreadfula1325
dreadya1325
forfrighteda1325
frightfula1325
gasta1382
dareda1400
aghasteda1425
mazed1493
awfula1522
agazed1557
flaited1565
terrifiedc1586
gastereda1644
scarified1895
a1300 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 81 (MED) Sore þu mikt ben ofgast, þat despendes here heikte amis.
c1300 St. Kenelm (Harl.) 212 in F. J. Furnivall Early Eng. Poems & Lives Saints (1862) 53 So sore hi were of gaste.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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