lystre

See also: Lystre

Danish

Verb

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

  1. to obey

Conjugation

Noun

lystre c

  1. indefinite plural of lyster

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Verb

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Verb

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

  1. to obey

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

Verb

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
  • lysterkorg (an iron basket with burning rushlights, used for fishing with spear at night time)

References

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