"bast" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /bast/ Forms: bastes [plural], baste [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English bæst, from Proto-West Germanic *bast, from Proto-Germanic *bastaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|bæst}} Old English bæst, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*bast}} Proto-West Germanic *bast, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*bastaz}} Proto-Germanic *bastaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bast, {{enm-noun|bastes}} bast (plural bastes)
  1. A cord or cable manufactured using bast.
    Sense id: en-bast-enm-noun-enm:bast
  2. (rare) Bast; fibre made from the phloem of plants. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-bast-enm-noun-yx1wl~UH Disambiguation of Family: 0 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Månsing Disambiguation of Månsing: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /baːst/ Forms: baste [alternative], baaste [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French bast (French bât), probably a back-formation of bastard. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|bast}} Borrowed from Old French bast, {{cog|fr|bât}} French bât, {{back-formation|fro|bastard|nocap=1|nocat=1}} back-formation of bastard Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bast, {{enm-noun|-}} bast (uncountable)
  1. Illegitimacy; the state of being illegitimate. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fibers Derived forms: bastard
    Sense id: en-bast-enm-noun-enm:illegitimacy Disambiguation of Fibers: 15 33 51 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 38 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Månsing Disambiguation of Månsing: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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