See also: Lystre

Danish

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lystre (imperative lystr, infinitive at lystre, present tense lystrer, past tense lystrede, perfect tense lystret)

  1. to obey

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Noun

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lystre c

  1. indefinite plural of lyster

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German lusteren (sense 1), and lyster (fishing spear) (English leister) (sense 2).

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lystre (imperative lystr or lystre, present tense lystrer, passive lystres, simple past and past participle lystra or lystret, present participle lystrende)

  1. to obey
  2. to catch fish with a spear

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German lusteren, probably via Danish. Related to Old Norse hlusta.

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lystre (present tense lystrar, past tense lystra, past participle lystra, passive infinitive lystrast, present participle lystrande, imperative lystre/lystr)

  1. to obey

Etymology 2

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From lyster, from Old Norse ljósta, from Proto-Germanic *leustaną. Cognate with English leister.

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lystre (present tense lystrar, past tense lystra, past participle lystra, passive infinitive lystrast, present participle lystrande, imperative lystre/lystr)

  1. to leister, to catch fish with a leister
Derived terms
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  • lysterkorg (an iron basket with burning rushlights, used for fishing with spear at night time)

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