lustihood

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English

Etymology

From lusty +‎ -hood, alteration of earlier lustihead, from Middle English lustyhede, lustiheed. Cognate with Dutch lustigheid, Middle Low German lusticheit, German Lustigkeit, Danish lustighed, Swedish lustighet.

Noun

lustihood (uncountable)

  1. The state of being lusty.
  2. A vigor of body.
    • 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      I'll prove it on his body, if he dare,
      Despite his nice fence and his active practice,
      His May of youth and bloom of lustihood.

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