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Danish
Verb
kyste
- (obsolete) past of kysse
1789, Samlede Skrifter, page 204:Han stod herpaa op, tog Afskeed fra Lycoris, og kyste hendes Haand, i hvor meget hun end vegrede sig derfor.- Hereupon, he got up, took his leave of Lycoris and kissed her hand, as little as she wanted this.
1843, Jens Baggesens biographie: Udarbeidet fornemmeligen efter hans egne haandskrifter og efterladte litteraire arbeider, page 38:Fruen gav ham et meget naadigt Smil; thi hun er i Sandhed een af de frommeste Koner i hele Byen, skjøndt hun er skrap; hvorpaa han kyste hendes Haand og gik.- The lady gave him a very gracious smile; for she is indeed one of the most virtuous wives of the entire city, though she is strict; upon which he kissed her hand and left.
1824, Bernhard Severin Ingemann, Waldemar den Store og hans MŒnd: et episk digte, page 57:Men Ridderen, som kyste / Den Jomfru lys og skjøn — / Hvo syede om hans Bryste / Det Billed vel iløn? / Hvo har ved Midnatstide / Vel øvet os sligt Spil? / Smaanisser, kan jeg vide, / Har listet sig dertil.- But the knight who kissed / That virgin, light and beautiful — / Who sewed about his chest / That image, without being seen? / Who has by midnight-time / Played such a trick on us? / Small nisser, I suspect, / Have done so, sneakily.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
kyste
- Misspelling of cyste.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “pouch, bladder”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kyste m (plural kystes)
- cyst (sac which develops in the natural cavities of an organ)
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Middle English
Noun
kyste
- Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
kyste
- simple past of kysse
Portuguese
Noun
kyste m (plural kystes)
- (uncommon) Obsolete form of cisto.