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Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse blástr (“blast”).
Pronunciation
Noun
blæst c (singular definite blæsten, not used in plural form)
- wind
- windy weather
Etymology 2
Past participle of blæse (“to blow”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
blæst
- barmy
Inflection
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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blæst
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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blæst
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| Plural
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blæste
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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.
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Verb
blæst
- past participle of blæse
- blown
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Adjective
blæst
- feminine singular nominative of blæstur
- neuter plural nominative/accusative of blæstur
Verb
blæst
- second-person singular present indicative of blása
Middle English
Noun
blæst
- (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
Noun
blǣst m
- blowing, blast, burst of wind, breeze
- flame
Declension
Declension of blǣst (strong a-stem)
Descendants