læst
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse leistr (“sock”), from Proto-Germanic *laistiz, from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“track, furrow”).[1] Cognate with Swedish läst, German Leisten, English last.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
læst c (singular definite læsten, plural indefinite læste or læster)
- last (piece of wood used for shaping shoes)
Inflection edit
Declension of læst
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
læst
- past participle of læse
References edit
- “læst” in Den Danske Ordbog
- ^ “last”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- læst
Etymology edit
Present tense of låst (“to pretend”).
Verb edit
læst
Noun edit
læst m (definite singular læsten, indefinite plural læstar, definite plural læstane)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “læst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of lǣsest. Cognate with Old Frisian lēst, lērest.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lǣst
Declension edit
Declension of lǣst — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lǣst | lǣst | lǣst |
| Accusative | lǣstne | lǣste | lǣst |
| Genitive | lǣstes | lǣstre | lǣstes |
| Dative | lǣstum | lǣstre | lǣstum |
| Instrumental | lǣste | lǣstre | lǣste |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | lǣste | lǣsta, lǣste | lǣst |
| Accusative | lǣste | lǣsta, lǣste | lǣst |
| Genitive | lǣstra | lǣstra | lǣstra |
| Dative | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
| Instrumental | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
Declension of lǣst — Weak
Adverb edit
lǣst