rust
EnglishEdit
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Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English rust, rost, roust, from Old English rust, rūst (“rust”), from Proto-Germanic *rustaz (“rust”), from Proto-Indo-European *rudʰso- (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).
Cognate with Scots roust (“rust”), Saterland Frisian rust (“rust”), West Frisian roast (“rust”), Dutch roest (“rust”), German Rost (“rust”), Danish rust (“rust”), Swedish rost (“rust”), Norwegian rust, ryst (“rust”). Related to red.
NounEdit
rust (countable and uncountable, plural rusts)
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
- The rust on my bicycle chain made cycling to work very dangerous.
- A similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").
- aerugo. Green or blue-green copper rust; verdigris. (American Heritage Dictionary, 1973)
- A reddish-brown color.
- rust:
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus.
- (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
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Etymology 2Edit
From Middle English rusten, from the noun (see above).
VerbEdit
rust (third-person singular simple present rusts, present participle rusting, simple past and past participle rusted)
- (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
- The patio furniture had rusted in the wind-driven spray.
- (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- The wind-driven spray had thoroughly rusted the patio furniture.
- (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- 1902 January 3, “Mapstone Oats: Further Experiences”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record[1], volume 4, number 22, page 688:
- I am sorry to say that, contrary to the majority, I have to report that the forage rusted rather badly.
- (transitive, intransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
- Must I rust in Egypt? never more / Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece?
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
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DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish rost (“rust”), from Old Norse *rustr, possibly borrowed from Old Saxon rost, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rustaz.
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NounEdit
rust c (singular definite rusten, not used in plural form)
VerbEdit
rust
- imperative of ruste
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch ruste, from Old Dutch *rusta, from Proto-Germanic *rustijō.
NounEdit
rust f (plural rusten)
- rest, calm, peace
- Waarom laat je me niet met rust?
- Why don't you leave me alone?
- (literally, “Why don't you leave me at rest?”)
- (sports) half-time
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Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
rust
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of rusten
- imperative of rusten
Norwegian BokmålEdit
NounEdit
rust m or f (definite singular rusta or rusten) (uncountable)
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rust
- imperative of ruste
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Germanic *rustaz.
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NounEdit
rust f (definite singular rusta) (uncountable)
VerbEdit
rust
Etymology 2Edit
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rust
- past participle of rusa
ReferencesEdit
- “rust” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.