arblast

== English == === Alternative forms === arbalest, arbalist === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English arblast, from late Old English arblast, from Old French arbaleste (modern French arbalète), from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus (“bow”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑːblɑːst/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹblæst/ === Noun === arblast (plural arblasts) (historical) A wooden crossbow with a special drawing mechanism, used to fire bolts, stones, etc. === Anagrams === lab rats, lab-rats == Old English == === Etymology === From Old French arbaleste (modern French arbalète), from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus (“bow”). === Noun === arblast m crossbow, arblast ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== English: arblast === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “arblast”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.