kyste

Danish

Verb

kyste

1. (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.

Dutch

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Noun

kyste

1. Misspelling of cyste.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “pouch, bladder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kist/

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Noun

kyste m (plural kystes)

1. cyst (sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ)

Derived terms

• kystique

Descendants

• → Persian: کیست (kist)
• → Romanian: chist
• → Turkish: kist

Further reading

• “kyste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

kyste

1. Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kyssa, kysset

Verb

kyste

1. simple past of kysse

Portuguese

Noun

kyste m (plural kystes)

1. (uncommon) Obsolete form of cisto.