onlust

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onlust, from Old Dutch *unlust, from Proto-West Germanic *unlustu, from Proto-Germanic *unlustuz. By surface analysis, on- +‎ lust.

Pronunciation

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Noun

onlust m (plural onlusten)

1. disturbance, unrest

Descendants

• Afrikaans: onlus

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *unlust, from Proto-West Germanic *unlustu, from Proto-Germanic *unlustuz. Equivalent to on- +‎ lust.

Noun

onlust m

1. tedium, weakness, nausea
2. unrest
3. burden

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: onlust
  • Afrikaans: onlus

Further reading

• “onlust”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “onlust”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN