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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

lyst.

inclination, desire, wish

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/løst/[ˈløsd̥ ~ ˈlʏsd̥]

  1. inclination, desire, wish

    common-gender
    Jeg havde ingen lyst til mad, men nødte mig selv til at spise.

  2. lust, passion (especially of a sexual nature)

    common-gender
    De blev grebet af lyst.

  3. delight, pleasure, revelry

    common-gender · uncommon
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish lyst, lust, from Middle Low German lust, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu. Cognate with English lust and German Lust. A different stem in Old Norse losti.

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