"lust" meaning in Old English

See lust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lust/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*lustu}} Proto-West Germanic *lustu, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*lustuz}} Proto-Germanic *lustuz Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} lust m, {{ang-noun|m}} lust m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|lust}}, {{ang-decl-noun|lust|lustas|lust|lustas|lustes|lusta|luste|lustum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], lust [nominative, singular], lustas [nominative, plural], lust [accusative, singular], lustas [accusative, plural], lustes [genitive, singular], lusta [genitive, plural], luste [dative, singular], lustum [dative, plural]
  1. desire, pleasure, appetite, lust Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lust-ang-noun-V11cTnt3 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lust meaning in Old English (2.6kB)

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