lyst

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Danish lyst, lust, from Middle Low German lust, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu. Cognate with English lust and German Lust. A different stem in Old Norse losti.

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Noun

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lyst c (singular definite lysten, plural indefinite lyster)

  1. inclination, desire, wish
    Jeg havde ingen lyst til mad, men nødte mig selv til at spise.
    I had no desire for food, but compelled myself to eat.
  2. lust, passion (especially of a sexual nature)
    De blev grebet af lyst.
    They were seized by lust.
  3. (now uncommon) delight, pleasure, revelry
    • 1833, Christian Molbech, Dansk Ordbog (etc.), page 436:
      ”Til Lyst for mig og Verden gid jeg kunde hensynge saa mit Liv:” C.Frimann.
      "Would that I could, for the delight of myself and the world, thus spend my life in song:" C.Frimann.
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Adjective

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lyst

  1. neuter singular of lys

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Verb

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lyst

  1. past participle of lyse

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Verb

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lyst

  1. (rare) imperative of lyste

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lyst, from Middle Low German lust, lüst, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. Doublet of losti (lust, desire).

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Noun

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lyst f (genitive singular lystar, nominative plural lystir)

  1. appetite
  2. desire

Declension

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    Declension of lyst
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lyst lystin lystir lystirnar
accusative lyst lystina lystir lystirnar
dative lyst lystinni lystum lystunum
genitive lystar lystarinnar lysta lystanna

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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  • (Fredrikstad dialect) IPA(key): [l̺ʏsːt]

Adjective

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lyst

  1. neuter singular of lys

Noun

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lyst f or m (definite singular lysta or lysten, indefinite plural lyster, definite plural lystene)

  1. desire, wish
  2. lust
  3. passion, zest
  4. delight, pleasure, fun

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Verb

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lyst

  1. past participle of lyse

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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lyst

  1. past participle of lysa

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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lyst

  1. neuter singular of lys
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Swedish

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Verb

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lyst

  1. supine of lysa

Participle

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lyst

  1. past participle of lysa

Anagrams

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