Old English · noun

blæst

Normalised blǣst

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /blæːst/
Syllables: blæːst (1 syllable)
Modern English: blast blowing breeze burst

Meaning

blowing, blast, burst of wind, breeze
flame

Declension

Declension of blæst
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	blǣst	blǣstas
Accusative	blǣst	blǣstas
Genitive	blǣstes	blǣsta
Dative	blǣste	blǣstum

Etymology

Inherited 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.

Descendants

blast

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