blåst

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Noun

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blåst (definite singular blåsten)

  1. An incessant wind
    Synonym: blest

Verb

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blåst

  1. past participle of blåse

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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blåst m (definite singular blåsten, uncountable)

  1. An incessant wind
  2. blowing

Further reading

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • Adjective, verb
    • IPA(key): /bloːst/
    • Audio:(file)
  • Noun
    • IPA(key): /bloːst/, /blɔst/
    • Audio; /bloːst/:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːst, -ɔst

Etymology 1

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From the verb blåsa.

Adjective

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blåst (comparative mer blåst, superlative mest blåst)

  1. (informal, derogatory) daft, stupid
  2. (informal, derogatory) tricked, fooled; having lost something due to trickery
Declension
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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
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Verb

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blåst

  1. supine of blåsa

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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blåst c (uncountable)

  1. strong or sustained wind
    Hypernym: vind
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References

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