The Myths. 1  Everyone in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat. 2  Columbus faced opposition to his attempt to find a western route to Asia because people thought the earth was flat.
Danish language. Danish /ËdeÉªnáµ»Ê/ (dansk pronounced [dÌ¥anËsÉ¡Ì]; dansk sprog, [ËdÌ¥anËsÉ¡Ì ËsbÌ¥ÊÉÊÌ¯Ë]) is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status.
Perhaps from the cookery sense of baste or from some Scandinavian source. Compare Old Norse beysta (âto beat, threshâ) (whence Danish bÃ¸rste (âto beat upâ)). Compare also Swedish basa (âto beat with a rod, to flogâ) and Swedish bÃ¶sta (âto thumpâ)