lyst
DanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Danish lyst, lust, from Middle Low German lust, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. Cognate with English lust and German Lust. A different stem in Old Norse losti.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lyst c (singular definite lysten, plural indefinite lyster)
- 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.
- Jeg havde ingen lyst til mad, men nødte mig selv til at spise.
- lust, passion (especially of a sexual nature)
- De blev grebet af lyst.
- They were seized by lust.
- De blev grebet af lyst.
- (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.
- ”Til Lyst for mig og Verden gid jeg kunde hensynge saa mit Liv:” C.Frimann.
- 1833, Christian Molbech, Dansk Ordbog (etc.), page 436
InflectionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
lyst
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
lyst
- past participle of lyse
Etymology 4Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
lyst
- (rare) imperative of lyste
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lyst f (genitive singular lystar, nominative plural lystir)
DeclensionEdit
SynonymsEdit
- (desire): löngun
Derived termsEdit
- lysta (“to want, to desire”)
- lystarlaus (“lacking appetite, appetiteless”)
- lystarleysi (“lack of appetite”)
- lystarstol (“anorexia”)
- lysthafandi (“interested party”)
- lystugur (“having an appetite; appetising, delectable”)
- matarlyst (“appetite for food”)
Norwegian BokmålEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
lyst
NounEdit
lyst f or m (definite singular lysta or lysten, indefinite plural lyster, definite plural lystene)
Derived termsEdit
VerbEdit
lyst
- past participle of lyse
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
VerbEdit
lyst
- past participle of lysa
Etymology 2Edit
AdjectiveEdit
lyst
Derived termsEdit
- (of noun) lysttur
SwedishEdit
VerbEdit
lyst
- supine of lysa.
- past participle of lysa.