- hlystan
- \hlystan1 wv/t1b to listen, hear; attend to, obey
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Listen — Lis ten (l[i^]s n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened} (l[i^]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS. hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Listened — Listen Lis ten (l[i^]s n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened} (l[i^]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS. hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Listening — Listen Lis ten (l[i^]s n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened} (l[i^]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS. hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To listen after — Listen Lis ten (l[i^]s n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened} (l[i^]s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen, listen, lustnen, lusten, AS. hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing, OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to wait in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
list — I. verb Etymology: Middle English lysten, from Old English lystan; akin to Old English lust desire, lust Date: before 12th century transitive verb archaic please, suit intransitive verb archaic wish, choose … New Collegiate Dictionary
kleu- — To hear. Oldest form *k̑leu , becoming *kleu in centum languages. Derivatives include leer, loud, and Hercules. I. Extended form *kleus . leer, from Old English hlēor, cheek (< “side of the face” < “ear”), from Germanic … Universalium
list — list1 /list/, n. 1. a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record: a list of members. 2. See list price. 3. Computers. a series of records in a file. 4. a complete… … Universalium
hlestan — see hlæstan, hlystan … Old to modern English dictionary
hlistan — see hlystan … Old to modern English dictionary
list — {{11}}list (n.1) catalogue consisting of names in a row or series, c.1600, from M.E. liste border, edging, stripe (late 13c.), from O.Fr. liste border, band, row, group, also strip of paper, or from O.It. lista border, strip of paper, list, both… … Etymology dictionary
