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ruste.

to rust; to become corroded or rusty

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈrʉs.tə/
  1. to rust; to become corroded or rusty

  2. to weaken, deteriorate, or become dull through lack of use; to lose strength

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From rust (“rust”) + -e (“verb-forming suffix”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk ruste and rusta, Danish ruste, Swedish rosta, German rosten and English rust (“to become rusty”).

verb/ˈrʉs.tə/
  1. to equip, outfit, or prepare someone or something for a particular purpose

  2. to equip, outfit, or prepare someone or something for a particular purpose to equip or prepare oneself; to get ready

    reflexive
  3. to equip, outfit, or prepare someone or something for a particular purpose equipped, prepared; ready for a purpose or task

  4. to arm; to provide with weapons and military equipment

  5. to arm; to provide with weapons and military equipment to arm oneself; to prepare for battle

    reflexive
  6. to arm; to provide with weapons and military equipment armed, battle-ready

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German rusten (“to equip, prepare; arm”), from Proto-West Germanic *hrustijan (“to adorn, equip, arm”), a denominative of *hrusti (“adornment, equipment, accoutrements”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk ruste and rusta, Danish ruste and Swedish rusta (“to equip, prepare; arm”); further cognate with Old English hyrstan (“to decorate, ornament”), Old High German hrusten and rusten (“to equip, protect, adorn”), Dutch rusten (“to equip (obsolete)”) and German rüsten (“to equip, prepare; arm”).

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