bæst

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See also: bast and bäst

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

bæst n (singular definite bæstet, plural indefinite bæster)

  1. beast
  2. brute

Declension

Further reading

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

Noun

bæst m (nominative plural bæstas)

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

Declension

Descendants

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