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blæst

blæst

See also: bläst

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse blástr ‎(“blast”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɛst/, [b̥lɛsd̥]

Noun

blæst c (singular definite blæsten, not used in plural form)

  1. wind
  2. windy weather

Etymology 2

Past participle of blæse ‎(“to blow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /blɛːst/, [b̥lɛːˀsd̥]

Adjective

blæst

  1. barmy
Inflection
Inflection of blæst
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular blæst — —2
Neuter singular blæst — —2
Plural blæste — —2
Definite attributive1 blæste — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Verb

blæst

  1. past participle of blæse
  2. blown

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [plaist]
  • Rhymes: -aist

Adjective

blæst

  1. feminine singular nominative of blæstur
  2. neuter plural nominative and accusative of blæstur

Verb

blæst

  1. second-person singular present indicative of blása

Old English

Alternative forms

Noun

blǣst m

  1. blowing, blast, burst of wind, breeze
  2. flame

Declension

Descendants

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blēstaz ‎(“blowing, burst of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną, *blēaną ‎(“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‎(“to swell, blow up”). Cognate with Old High German blāst, Old Norse blāstr, Old High German blāsan ‎(“to blow”) (German blasen "to blow"), Old English blāwan "to blow". More at blow.

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