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beghast

verb

  1. To fill with shock, awe, wonder, or amazement; inspire; enthuse.

    transitive

    [...] And all, but my own heart-wound I Beside me, (as I sat alone, Beghasted with wild dreams), [...]

Where it comes from

From be- + ghast. Cognate with German begeistern (“to inspire, excite, thrill”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry beghast (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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