myst
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English mist (“mist; darkness; dimness (of eyesight)”), from Proto-Germanic *mihstaz (“mist, fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *migʰ-, *migʰ-lo- (“drizzle, fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *meygʰ- (“to flicker, blink, be dark; cloud, mist”).
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Noun
myst (plural mystes)
- Weather characterized by the suspension of water droplets in the air; mist, fog.
- Steam, vapour.
- A plume of smoke.
- Dimness in vision.
- (figurative) Anything that darkens or obscures the mind or spirit.
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References
- “mist n. (1)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.
Etymology 2
From mysty (“symbolic, figurative”).
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Noun
myst (uncountable)
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References
- “mist n. (2)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.
Swedish
Verb
myst
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