faast

See also: fåast

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish fáiscid, likely via back-formation from its verbal noun fáscud (whence faastey).

Verb

faast (verbal noun faastey, past participle faastit)

1. (transitive) squeeze, twist, wring

   Synonyms: traast, craisht, cungee

Noun

faast m (genitive singular faast, plural [please provide])

1. (botany) filament

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faast	aast	vaast
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.