lystmäte
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish lustmæte, lustmæti. The compounds are cognates of lust (“lust”) and mat (“food”), respectively. Compare innanmäte.
Noun
[edit]lystmäte n
- fill (a sufficient or more than sufficient amount)
- få sitt lystmäte ― have one's fill
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | lystmäte | lystmätes |
| definite | lystmätet | lystmätets | |
| plural | indefinite | lystmäten | lystmätens |
| definite | lystmätena | lystmätenas |
References
[edit]- lystmäte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lystmäte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lystmäte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lystmäte in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- lustmäti in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L