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; /bloːst/:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːst, -ɔst

Etymology 1

From the verb blåsa.

Adjective

blåst (comparative mer blåst, superlative mest blåst)

  1. (informal, derogatory) daft, stupid
  2. (informal, derogatory) tricked, fooled; having lost something due to trickery
Declension
Inflection of blåst
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular blåst mer blåst mest blåst
neuter singular blåst mer blåst mest blåst
plural blåsta mer blåsta mest blåsta
masculine plural2 blåste mer blåsta mest blåsta
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 blåste mer blåste mest blåste
all blåsta mer blåsta mest blåsta

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Verb

blåst

  1. supine of blåsa

Etymology 2

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

Noun

blåst c (uncountable)

  1. strong or sustained wind
    Hypernym: vind
Declension
Declension of blåst
nominative genitive
singular indefinite blåst blåsts
definite blåsten blåstens
plural indefinite
definite

References