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German
Etymology
Inherited by the late 12th century (Hartmann von Aue) from Middle High German tjost f, tjoste f, jiust f, jiuste f, joste f, schust f, but also (more rarely) as tust m, just m, just m, gust m, tschuscht m. From Old French jouster. Cognate with English joust.
Noun
Tjost f (genitive Tjost, plural Tjosten) or
Tjost m (strong, genitive Tjosts or Tjostes, plural Tjoste)
- joust
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.
Declension
Further reading
- “Tjost” in Duden online
- “Tjost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache