alast

Icelandic

Etymology

From the verb ala (“to bear, to nourish”) + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.

Verb

alast

1. used in set phrases

Derived terms

• alast upp
• alast upp hjá vandalausum (to be brought up by people outside one's family)

Anagrams

• salat, salta