lytte.
to listen; to make an effort to hear or detect a sound
Meaning & usage
to listen; to make an effort to hear or detect a sound
De lyttet ved dørene.
to eavesdrop; to listen secretly to another person's conversation
to auscultate; to examine bodily sounds by placing one's ear against the body or by using a stethoscope
Jordmoren lyttet på fosterlyden.
to listen attentively or with interest to speech, music, a broadcast, or another sound
Han lytter ofte til musikk.
to receive or monitor a radio transmission, signal, or similar sound
Du lytter til NRK P2.
to heed, mind or pay attention to something said; to allow advice or information to influence one's actions
Lytt til gode råd.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Danish lytte (“to listen”), originally a Jutlandic dialect form. The Danish word is probably from a Middle Low German or German dialectal form; compare Middle Low German lûschen (“to listen, lurk”), dialectal German laus(s)en and lus(s)en (“to lurk, listen”), and German lauschen (“to listen, eavesdrop”). The form of the Danish verb was subsequently influenced by older Danish lydte and lydt, respectively the simple past and past participle of lyde (“to obey; listen to”).
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