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单词 gaster
释义

gasterv.

Etymology: apparently a frequentative < gast v.1 (? and v.2): see -er suffix3. Sense 2 may be a distinct word, < French gaster (infinitive) to waste, spoil (modern French gâter).
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To frighten, scare, terrify.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > terrify [verb (transitive)]
afearOE
affrightOE
breec1000
offrightlOE
agastc1225
offearc1225
dreadc1250
agrisec1275
begallowc1320
ashunchc1325
adreadc1330
affrayc1330
fleya1400
grise1513
terrify1536
fray-bug1551
thunderbolta1586
fear-blast1593
gaster1593
hazen1593
terrorc1595
affrighten1615
ter-terrifya1618
flaite1642
pavefy1656
repall1687
hobgoblin1707
scarify1794
to scare the daylights out of1951
1593 G. Gifford Dialogue Witches sig. Eiiv If they run at him with a spit red hot, they gaster him so sore, that his dame shal go her self, if she will, he will come no more there.
a1627 W. Rowley & T. Middleton Wit at Severall Weapons ii. iii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kkkkkk3/2 Either the sight of the Lady has gaster'd him, or else he's drunke.
1675 T. Brooks Golden Key 122 He begun to be gastred with wonderful astonishment.
1721–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Gastred, frightened, astonished.
1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Gaster, to startle, scare, or affright suddenly.
2. To destroy.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)]
to bring to noughteOE
forspillc893
fordilghec900
to bring to naughtOE
astryea1200
stroyc1200
forferec1275
misdoa1325
destroyc1330
naught1340
dingc1380
beshenda1400
devoida1400
unshapea1400
to wend downa1400
brittenc1400
unloukc1400
perishc1426
defeat1435
unmake1439
lithc1450
spend1481
kill1530
to shend ofc1540
quade1565
to make away1566
discreate1570
wrake1570
wracka1586
unwork1587
gaster1609
defease1621
unbe1624
uncreate1633
destructa1638
naufragate1648
stifle1725
stramash1788
disannul1794
destructify1841
locust1868
to knock out1944
dick1972
1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 191 His Breue euen then gastring his Maiesties title and debarring his right.
1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 264 The best works haue attending on them two wormes, which gaster and infect the goodnes of them.

Derivatives

ˈgastered adj.
ΘΚΠ
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
a1644 F. Quarles Shepheards Oracles (1646) v Feare not, said he, I come not to affright Thy gastered soule with terrours of the night.
ˈgastering n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] > one who or that which terrifies
terrora1500
terrifier1586
terrible1606
terrification1622
fright1634
gastering1642
Dracula1938
1642 D. Rogers Naaman 138 That she might at last be wholly quit of all such callings upon, and gasterings.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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