gelüsten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gelüsten, gelusten, glusten, from Old High German gilusten, from Proto-West Germanic *galustijan, equivalent to ge- + lüsten. Cognate with Middle Low German gelüsten, Middle Dutch gelusten, Saterland Frisian gelustje, Old English ġelystan (to please, desire, like).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈlʏstn̩/
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Verb

gelüsten (weak, third-person singular present gelüstet, past tense gelüstete, past participle gelüstet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, impersonal) to crave, desire, long for
    Synonym: begehren
    es gelüstet mich nach…I long for…
    • 1819, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Schenke”, in West-östlicher Divan:
      Sieh, das nennen wir ein Schwänchen, / Wie's dem satten Gast gelüstet; / Dieses bring ich meinem Schwane, / Der sich auf den Wellen brüstet.
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • gelüsten” in Duden online
  • gelüsten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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