Tjost
German
Alternative forms
- Tjoste f
Etymology
Like English joust, from Old French jouster. Adopted in Middle High German by the late 12th century (Hartmann von Aue) as as feminine tjost, tjoste, jiust, jiuste, joste, schust, but also (more rarely) as masculine tust, just, just, gust, tschuscht.
Usage notes
Since the Middle High German period, this word has been used as either m or f. The feminine singular is occasionally also given as die Tjoste. The masculine genitive singular can be either des Tjosts or des Tjostes. Use of the word was discontinued after the end of the medieval period, the term used for the Renaissance-era joust (16th century) was Stechen or Rennen, and the Modern German term is the revived Middle High German word used in the context of the medieval joust.
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