rusten

See also: rüsten

Danish

Adjective

rusten

1. rusty

Inflection

Inflection of rusten
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	rusten	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	rustent	—	—2
Plural	rustne	—	—2
Definite attributive1	rustne	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

rusten c

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of rust

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʏstə(n)/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rusten. Equivalent to rust +‎ -en.

Verb

rusten

1. (intransitive) to rest
2. (intransitive) to lie, be supported (by something)

Inflection

Conjugation of rusten (weak)
infinitive	rusten
past singular	rustte
past participle	gerust
infinitive	rusten
gerund	rusten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (jij)	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (u)	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (gij)	rust	rustte
3rd person singular	rust	rustte
plural	rusten	rustten
subjunctive sing.1	ruste	rustte
subjunctive plur.1	rusten	rustten
imperative sing.	rust
imperative plur.1	rust
participles	rustend	gerust
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• berusten
• uitrusten

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch rusten, from Old Dutch *rusten, from Proto-Germanic *hrustijaną.

Verb

rusten

1. (transitive, obsolete) to equip, to provide with what is needed

Inflection

Conjugation of rusten (weak)
infinitive	rusten
past singular	rustte
past participle	gerust
infinitive	rusten
gerund	rusten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (jij)	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (u)	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (gij)	rust	rustte
3rd person singular	rust	rustte
plural	rusten	rustten
subjunctive sing.1	ruste	rustte
subjunctive plur.1	rusten	rustten
imperative sing.	rust
imperative plur.1	rust
participles	rustend	gerust
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• toerusten
• uitrusten

Anagrams

• sturen

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From ruste +‎ -en.

Verb

rusten

1. to rest, to recuperate
2. to be somewhere in rest, quietly
3. to rest, to be dead
4. to stop, to cease

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: rusten
• Limburgish: röste

Further reading

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

rusten (neuter singular rustent, definite singular and plural rustne)

1. rusty

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• rusta

Noun

rusten m or f

1. definite masculine singular of rust

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• rusta

Adjective

rusten (neuter singular ruste or rustent, definite singular and plural rustne)

1. rusty