oast

Meaning

A kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.

Synonyms

furnace

oven

bakery

incinerator

siccative

Translations

Darre

Malzdarre

Hopfendarre

Tabakdarre

φούρνος

κλίβανος

ξηραντικός

séchoir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əʊst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ost

Inherited from Old English: āst

Cognate with Dutch: eest

Cognate with Middle Low German: eiste

Cognate with Latin: aedes

Cognate with Old English: ād

In summary

From Middle English ost, from Old English āst (“a kiln”), from Proto-Germanic *aistaz (“kiln”), from *aisǭ (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“to burn; fire”). Cognate with Dutch eest (“kiln”), Middle Low German eiste (“kiln”), Latin aedes (“house; hearth”), Old English ād (“fire; funeral pyre”).