hlystan

== Old English == === Etymology === From a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *hlustijaną, or derived from hlyst (“listening, hearing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxlys.tɑn/, [ˈl̥ys.tɑn] === Verb === hlystan to listen, hear ==== Usage notes ==== Hlystan most often takes an object in the genitive: Iċ hlyste ealne dæġ þæs ilcan sanges ("I listened to the same song all day"). It also frequently takes a dative object, or occurs with the preposition tō: Þā ċildru hlyston þām lārēowe ġeorne ("the children listened to the teacher attentively"), Hlyst tō þīnre heortan ("Listen to your heart"). ==== Conjugation ====