"blast" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /blast/, /blɛːst/ Forms: blastes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English blǣst, from Proto-West Germanic *blāst(i), from Proto-Germanic *blēstuz; equivalent to blasen + -th. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|blǣst}} Old English blǣst, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*blāst(i)}} Proto-West Germanic *blāst(i), {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*blēstuz}} Proto-Germanic *blēstuz, {{af|enm|blasen|-th}} blasen + -th Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} blast, {{enm-noun|blastes}} blast (plural blastes)
  1. A blast; a sudden and forceful motion of wind. Categories (topical): Wind
    Sense id: en-blast-enm-noun-frfC21rh Disambiguation of Wind: 22 7 24 8 15 8 9 2 7
  2. One's breathing or respiring; the act of respiration.
    Sense id: en-blast-enm-noun-VU3jGzDN
  3. The blast produced by a musical instrument. Categories (topical): Fire, Music, Wind
    Sense id: en-blast-enm-noun-iVCALNSf Disambiguation of Fire: 6 8 27 17 17 11 8 3 5 Disambiguation of Music: 4 4 45 4 33 6 4 0 0 Disambiguation of Wind: 22 7 24 8 15 8 9 2 7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -th Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 47 9 16 9 6 1 2 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 5 51 8 15 8 5 1 2 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -th: 4 5 51 9 15 8 4 1 3
  4. An emission or expulsion of fire or flames.
    Sense id: en-blast-enm-noun-Zlvy2JKd
  5. The sound produced by thunder or storms. Categories (topical): Wind
    Sense id: en-blast-enm-noun-5PYYWKlY Disambiguation of Wind: 22 7 24 8 15 8 9 2 7
  6. (rare) The making of a pronouncement or proclamation. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blast-enm-noun-Cf-xlc06
  7. (rare) One's spiritual essence; the soul. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blast-enm-noun-n8mvZH1-
  8. (rare) A striking or attack. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blast-enm-noun-UKOrL9Nn
  9. (rare) Flatulence; the making of a fart. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-blast-enm-noun-BQCdUcJ~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blaste, blæst, blest Derived forms: blasten

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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