Lysta

Old Norse Dictionary - lysta

Meaning of Old Norse word "lysta" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

lysta Old Norse word can mean:

lysta: t, [losti], to list, desire: impers., e-n lystir, ‘me lists,’ one wishes; sem augun (acc.) lystir at sjá, Str. 45; lifði hverr sem lysti, Bs. i. 501; drekka sem lysti, Fms. ii. 135; hann (acc.) lysti at sjá Ísland, Fs. 104; laut und línu, lysti at kyssa, Þkv. 27; e-n lystir til e-s, Barl. 23, Stj. 59; lysta í e-t, id., Fb. ii. 171.

lysta: II. reflex. to be filled with delight, Barl. 29.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

pers.: person.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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