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
indefinite common singular	blæst	—	—2
indefinite 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/accusative of blæstur

Verb

blæst

1. second-person singular present indicative of blása

Middle English

Noun

blæst

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of blast

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blāstu, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz (“blowing, burst of wind”), from Proto-Germanic *blēsaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to swell, blow up”).

Cognate with Old High German blāst, Old Norse blástr, Old High German blāsan (“to blow”) (German blasen (“to blow”)), Old English blāwan (“to blow”). More at blow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blæːst/

Noun

blǣst m

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

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	blǣst	blǣstas
accusative	blǣst	blǣstas
genitive	blǣstes	blǣsta
dative	blǣste	blǣstum

Related terms

• blǣs

Descendants

• Middle English: blast, blaste, blæst, blest
  • English: blast
    • → Irish: bleaist
  • Scots: blast