From Middle English belast, belest, bilast, past participle of Middle English belasten, bilasten, from Old English behlæstan, equivalent to be- + last. Cognate with Dutch belasten ("to charge, load, burden, tax"), German belasten ("to burden, charge, load, strain").
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