lystra

See also: Lystra

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lystret

Verb

lystra

1. inflection of lystre:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lʏs.trɑ/

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German lusteren.

Verb

lystra (present tense lystrar, past tense lystra, past participle lystra, passive infinitive lystrast, present participle lystrande, imperative lystra/lystr)

1. to obey

Etymology 2

From the noun lyster f.

Alternative forms

• lystre (e-infinitive)
• ljostra (non-standard since 1938)

Verb

lystra (present tense lystrar, past tense lystra, past participle lystra, passive infinitive lystrast, present participle lystrande, imperative lystra/lystr)

1. (transitive, intransitive, fishing) to leister

References

• “lystra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

lystra (present lystrar, preterite lystrade, supine lystrat, imperative lystra)

1. to notice and heed or respond (to a signal or command or the like)

   få hunden att lystra till sitt namn

   get the dog to respond to its name

   De lystrar till hans befallningar

   They obey his orders

2. (idiomatic, in "lystra till namnet <name>") to be called, to have as one's name

   Synonym: heta

   Hon lystrar till namnet Britt-Marie

   Her name is Britt-Marie

Conjugation

Conjugation of lystra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	lystra		lystras
Supine	lystrat		lystrats
Imperative	lystra		—
Imper. plural1	lystren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lystrar	lystrade	lystras	lystrades
Ind. plural1	lystra	lystrade	lystras	lystrades
Subjunctive2	lystre	lystrade	lystres	lystrades
	Participles
Present participle	lystrande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lystring

References

• lystra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lystra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lystra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)