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 ===== ===== Synonyms ===== liderlig vellystig === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lystnad === References === “lysten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “lysten”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “lysten”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === lystne, lytens, sylten