kyste
Danish
Verb
kyste
- (obsolete) past of kysse
- 1789, Samlede Skrifter, page 204:
- Han stod herpaa op, tog Afskeed fra Lycoris, og kyste hendes Haand, i hvor meget hun end vegrede sig derfor.
- Hereupon, he got up, took his leave of Lycoris and kissed her hand, as little as she wanted this.
- 1843, Jens Baggesens biographie: Udarbeidet fornemmeligen efter hans egne haandskrifter og efterladte litteraire arbeider, page 38:
- Fruen gav ham et meget naadigt Smil; thi hun er i Sandhed een af de frommeste Koner i hele Byen, skjøndt hun er skrap; hvorpaa han kyste hendes Haand og gik.
- The lady gave him a very gracious smile; for she is indeed one of the most virtuous wives of the entire city, though she is strict; upon which he kissed her hand and left.
- 1824, Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Waldemar den Store og hans MŒnd: et episk digte, page 57:
- Men Ridderen, som kyste / Den Jomfru lys og skjøn — / Hvo syede om hans Bryste / Det Billed vel iløn? / Hvo har ved Midnatstide / Vel øvet os sligt Spil? / Smaanisser, kan jeg vide, / Har listet sig dertil.
- But the knight who kissed / That virgin, light and beautiful — / Who sewed about his chest / That image, without being seen? / Who has by midnight-time / Played such a trick on us? / Small nisser, I suspect, / Have done so, sneakily.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “pouch, bladder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kist/
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “kyste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
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