bæst

See also: bast and bäst

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bēst, from Old French beste, from Latin bēstia (“beast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ɛˀsd̥]

Noun

bæst n (singular definite bæstet, plural indefinite bæster)

1. beast
2. brute

Declension

Declension of bæst

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bæst	bæstet	bæster	bæsterne
genitive	bæsts	bæstets	bæsters	bæsternes

Further reading

• “bæst” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Verb

bæst

1. supine of bæsa

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bast (“bast, rope”). Compare Middle Irish basc (“necklace”), Latin fascis (“bundle”), Albanian bashkë (“tied, linked”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæst/

Noun

bæst m (nominative plural bæstas)

1. bast; inner bark of a tree from which rope is made

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bæst	bæstas
accusative	bæst	bæstas
genitive	bæstes	bæsta
dative	bæste	bæstum

Descendants

• Middle English: bast, baste
  • English: bast, bass
  • Scots: bass