lysten

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /løstən/, [ˈløsd̥ən]

Etymology 1

Derived from lyst (“desire, lust”) or maybe a conversion of lystende, the present participle of lyste (“to feel like, want, wish”).

Adjective

lysten

lascivious, lustful
voluptuous (suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation)

Usage notes

A loosely related morpheme "-lysten" exists in compounds, and has the meaning "with great desire to do or achieve something", e.g. eventyrlysten (“adventurous”) and stridslysten (“eager to fight”).

Inflection

Inflection of *lysten*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	lysten	—	—²
indefinite neuter singular	lystent	—	—²
plural	lystne	—	—²
definite attributive¹	lystne	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lysten c

definite singular of lyst

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

lysta

Noun

lysten m or f

definite masculine singular of lyst

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lyste, from Old Swedish lust (“lust”). Compare Danish lysten and German lüstern.

Adjective

lysten (comparative lystnare, superlative lystnast)

covetous, desirous

Declension

Inflection of **lysten**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	lysten	lystnare	lystnast
neuter singular	lystet	lystnare	lystnast
plural	lystna	lystnare	lystnast
masculine plural²	lystne	lystnare	lystnast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	lystne	lystnare	lystnaste
all	lystna	lystnare	lystnaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

Related terms

lystnad

References

Anagrams

lystne, lytens, sylten