genast

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genast

1. second-person singular/plural preterite of genesen

From Old Swedish genast, originally superlative of gen (“short”), as in "in the shortest time". Cognate of English gainest (“shortest”).

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genast

1. immediately, at once, right away

• direkt
• med en gång
• med detsamma/meddetsamma
• omedelbart
• på direkten

• genast in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• genast in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• genast in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• genast in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

• agents, agnets, egnast, gasten, tagens