leist

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laɪ̯st/
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Verb

leist

  1. singular imperative of leisten

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

leist m (definite singular leisten, indefinite plural leister, definite plural leistene)

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by lest

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From Old Norse leistr m, from Proto-Germanic *laistaz m (“track, trace; footprint”), from Proto-Indo-European *lóystos, from the root *leys- (“to trace, track”). Akin to English last, Swedish läst, and German Leisten.

Noun

leist m (definite singular leisten, indefinite plural leistar, definite plural leistane)

  1. a last (a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes)
  2. (clothing) the foot-part of a stocking

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