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Rüste.

rest, resting

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁʏstə/
  1. rest, resting

    feminine · no-plural · obsolete
  2. sunset; (by extension) the end of a time period; chiefly in zur Rüste gehen

    feminine · literary · no-plural · poetic
    Die Sonne geht zur Rüste.
    Sein Leben ging zur Rüste.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German rüste. Cognate with Dutch rust. Ablaut variant of German Rast, English rest.

noun/ˈʁʏstə/
  1. synonym of Rüstzeit (“retreat for religious devotion”)

    feminine · rare
Where this word comes from

From the verb rüsten (“to prepare, equip, arm”). Not related to the "rest" sense of Etymology 1.

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