belast
belast · more belast · most belast
Burdened, charged, boundBurdened, charged, bound.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Burdened, charged, bound.
Origin
From Middle English belast, belest, bilast (“charged with an obligation, bound”), past parFrom Middle English belast, belest, bilast (“charged with an obligation, bound”), past participle of Middle English belasten, bilasten, from Old English behlæstan (“to load a ship”), equivalent to be- + last. Cognate with Dutch belasten (“to charge, load, burden, tax”), German belasten (“to burden, charge, load, strain”).
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Forms
more belast, most belast| Comparative | more belast Lesson |
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| Superlative | most belast Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form