lyst

See also: LYST

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse losti (late Old Norse lyst).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /løst/, [løsd̥]

Noun

lyst c (singular definite lysten, plural indefinite lyster)

  1. inclination, desire, wish
    Jeg havde ingen lyst til mad, men nødte mig selv til at spise.
    I had no desire for food, but compelled myself to eat.
  2. lust, passion (especially of a sexual nature)
    De blev grebet af lyst.
    They were seized by lust.
  3. (now uncommon) delight, pleasure, revelry
    • 1833, Christian Molbech, Dansk Ordbog (etc.), page 436
      ”Til Lyst for mig og Verden gid jeg kunde hensynge saa mit Liv:” C.Frimann.
      "Would that I could, for the delight of myself and the world, thus spend my life in song:" C.Frimann.
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See lys (bright, clear, light).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyst/, [lysd̥]

Adjective

lyst

  1. neuter singular of lys

Etymology 3

See lyse (to shine, give out light).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyːst/, [lyːˀsd̥]

Verb

lyst

  1. past participle of lyse

Etymology 4

See lyste (want, desire).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /løst/, [løsd̥]

Verb

lyst

  1. (rare) imperative of lyste

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lyst, from Middle Low German lust, lyst, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. Doublet of losti (lust, desire).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɪst/
  • Rhymes: -ɪst
  • Homophone: list

Noun

lyst f (genitive singular lystar, nominative plural lystir)

  1. appetite
  2. desire

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • lysta (to want, to desire)
  • lystarlaus (lacking appetite, appetiteless)
  • lystarleysi (lack of appetite)
  • lystarstol (anorexia)
  • lysthafandi (interested party)
  • lystugur (having an appetite; appetising, delectable)
  • matarlyst (appetite for food)

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

lyst

  1. neuter singular of lys

Noun

lyst f or m (definite singular lysta or lysten, indefinite plural lyster, definite plural lystene)

  1. delight
  2. desire
  3. lust
  4. passion
  5. pleasure
  6. zest

Derived terms

Verb

lyst

  1. past participle of lyse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

lyst

  1. past participle of lysa

Etymology 2

Adjective

lyst

  1. neuter singular of lys

Derived terms


Swedish

Verb

lyst

  1. supine of lysa.
  2. past participle of lysa.
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