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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ost.

cheese

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈost/[ˈɔ̝sd̥][ˈɔ̽st]

  1. cheese

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish oost, Old Norse ostr, from Proto-Germanic *jūstaz, *justaz.

adv[ˈoˀsd̥]

  1. east

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German ōst (“east”), from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Cognate of Danish øster, Danish øst.

noun[ˈoˀsd̥]

  1. east

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German ōst (“east”), from Proto-Germanic *austrą. Cognate of Danish øster, Danish øst.

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