gelystan

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ġelistan === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *galustijan, equivalent to ġe- +‎ lystan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈlys.tɑn/ === Verb === ġelystan to please to cause a desire for ==== Usage notes ==== Used with the genitive of things desired; and dative of persons desired. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== ġelustian ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: listen, lysten, lesten (merged with Old English lystan) English: list Scots: list