Old English · noun

dust

Normalised dūst

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /duːst/
Syllables: duːst (1 syllable)
Modern English: dust powder mill

Meaning

dust; powder; mill dust

Sē Antonius ġesēah þǣs Paules sāwle swā hwīte swā snāw stīgan tō heofonum betweoh engla þrēatas; ond tweġen lēon ādulfan his byrġenne on þǣs wēstenes sande; þǣr resteð Paules līchoma mid yfellīċe dūste bewrigen, ac on dōmes dæġe hē ariseð on wuldor.

Antonius saw Paul's soul, as white as snow, ascend to heaven among throngs of angels; and two lions dug his tomb in the sand of the desert. There lies Paul's body, covered by filthy dust, but on Judgement Day he will arise in glory.
late 9th century, Old English Martyrology

Declension

Declension of dust
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dūst	dūst
Accusative	dūst	dūst
Genitive	dūstes	dūsta
Dative	dūste	dūstum

Etymology

From the fusion of Proto-West Germanic *dust (“dust”) and *dunst (“dust, mist, vapour”), from Proto-Germanic *dustą (“dust”) and *dunstą (“dust, mist, vapour”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (“vapour, smoke”). Akin to Hindi धुआं (dhuā̃, “smoke”), Middle Dutch dost, donst, duust (Dutch dons, duist), Old High German tunst, dunst (German Dunst), Low German dust, Icelandic dust, Norwegian dust, Danish dyst.

Descendants

dust

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