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

• “blåst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɔst/

Noun

blåst m (definite singular blåsten, uncountable)

1. An incessant wind
2. blowing

Further reading

• “blåst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Adjective, verb
  • IPA^(key): /bloːst/

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• Noun
  • IPA^(key): /bloːst/, /blɔst/

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• 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	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

Related terms

• bli blåst på konfekten
• blåsning

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
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	blåst	blåsten	—	—
Genitive	blåsts	blåstens	—	—

References

• blåst in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• blåst in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• blåst in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)