hlystan

Old English

Etymology

From a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *hlustijaną, or derived from hlyst (“listening, hearing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlys.tɑn/, [ˈl̥ys.tɑn]

Verb

hlystan

1. to listen, hear

Usage notes

• Hlystan most often takes an object in the genitive: Iċ hlyste ealne dæġ þæs ilcan sanges ("I listened to the same song all day").

• It also frequently takes a dative object, or occurs with the preposition tō: Þā ċildru hlyston þām lārēowe ġeorne ("the children listened to the teacher attentively"), Hlyst tō þīnre heortan ("Listen to your heart").

Conjugation

Conjugation of hlystan (weak class 1)

infinitive	hlystan	hlystenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	hlyste	hlyste
second person singular	hlystest, hlyst	hlystest
third person singular	hlysteþ, hlyst	hlyste
plural	hlystaþ	hlyston
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	hlyste	hlyste
plural	hlysten	hlysten
imperative
singular	hlyst
plural	hlystaþ
participle	present	past
	hlystende	(ġe)hlysted