rusten
See also: rüsten
Danish edit
Adjective edit
rusten
Inflection edit
| 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 edit
rusten c
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch rusten. Equivalent to rust + -en.
Verb edit
rusten
- (intransitive) to rest
- (intransitive) to lie, be supported (by something)
Inflection edit
| Inflection 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 edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch rusten, from Old Dutch *rusten, from Proto-West Germanic *hrustijan.
Verb edit
rusten
- (transitive, obsolete) to equip, to provide with what is needed
Inflection edit
| Inflection 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 edit
Anagrams edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
rusten
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “rusten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “rusten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From rust + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
rusten (third-person singular simple present rusteth, present participle rustende, rustynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rusted)
- To rust; to acquire rust.
- (figurative) To degenerate; to deteriorate.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of rusten (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “rū̆sten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
rusten (neuter singular rustent, definite singular and plural rustne)
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
rusten m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Adjective edit
rusten (neuter singular ruste or rustent, definite singular and plural rustne)