gelystan

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ġelistan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galustijan, equivalent to ġe- + lystan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈlys.tɑn/

Verb

ġelystan

  1. to please
  2. to cause a desire for

Usage notes

  • Used with the genitive of things desired; and dative of persons desired.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: listen, lysten, lesten (merged with Old English lystan)
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