blåst

See also: blast, blaast, bläst, blæst, -blast, and blast-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse blástr, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz. Doublet of blest.

Noun

blåst (definite singular blåsten)

  1. An incessant wind
    Synonym: blest

Verb

blåst

  1. past participle of blåse

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /blɔst/

Noun

blåst m (definite singular blåsten, uncountable)

  1. An incessant wind
  2. blowing

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • Adjective, verb
    • IPA(key): /bloːst/
    • Audio(file)
  • Noun
    • IPA(key): /bloːst/, /blɔst/
    • Audio (the first pronunciation)(file)

Etymology 1

From the verb blåsa.

Adjective

blåst

  1. (informal, derogatory) daft, stupid; easily tricked
  2. (informal, derogatory) tricked, fooled; having lost something due to trickery
Declension
Inflection of blåst
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular blåst mer blåst mest blåst
Neuter singular blåst mer blåst mest blåst
Plural blåsta mer blåsta mest blåsta
Masculine plural3 blåste mer blåsta mest blåsta
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 blåste mer blåste mest blåste
All blåsta mer blåsta mest blåsta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Verb

blåst

  1. supine of blåsa.

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish blāster, blǣster‚ from Old Norse blástr, from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz.

Noun

blåst c

  1. strong or sustained wind
Declension
Declension of blåst 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative blåst blåsten — —
Genitive blåsts blåstens — —

References
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