lyst
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Danish lyst, lust, from Middle Low German lust, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu. Cognate with English lust and German Lust. A different stem in Old Norse losti.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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.
- lust, passion (especially of a sexual nature)
- De blev grebet af lyst.
- They were seized by lust.
- (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.
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lyst
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lyst
- past participle of lyse
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
lyst
- (rare) imperative of lyste
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lyst f (genitive singular lystar, nominative plural lystir)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- (desire): löngun
Derived terms edit
- 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 Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lyst
Noun edit
lyst f or m (definite singular lysta or lysten, indefinite plural lyster, definite plural lystene)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
lyst
- past participle of lyse
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
lyst
- past participle of lysa
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
lyst
Derived terms edit
- (of noun) lysttur
Swedish edit
Verb edit
lyst
Participle edit
lyst
- past participle of lysa