leist

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /laɪ̯st/
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Verb

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leist

  1. singular imperative of leisten

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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leist m (definite singular leisten, indefinite plural leister, definite plural leistene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by lest

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse leistr m, from Proto-Germanic *laistaz m (track, trace; footprint), from Proto-Indo-European *lóystos, from the root *leys- (to trace, track). Akin to English last, Swedish läst, and German Leisten.

Noun

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leist m (definite singular leisten, indefinite plural leistar, definite plural leistane)

  1. a last (a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes)
  2. (clothing) the foot-part of a stocking

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