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Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse leistr (“sock”), from Proto-Germanic *laistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“track, furrow”).[1] Cognate with Swedish läst, German Leisten, English last.
Pronunciation
Noun
læst c (singular definite læsten, plural indefinite læste or læster)
- last (piece of wood used for shaping shoes)
Inflection
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
læst
- past participle of læse
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Present tense of låst (“to pretend”).
Verb
læst
- present of låst
Noun
læst m (definite singular læsten, indefinite plural læstar, definite plural læstane)
- make-believe
Derived terms
References
- “læst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
Contraction of lǣsest. Cognate with Old Frisian lēst, lērest.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lǣst
- superlative degree of lȳtel: smallest, least
- c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
Littera is stæf on englisċ and is sē lǣsta dǣl on bōcum and untōdǣledlīċ.- Littera means letter in English and is the indivisible smallest part of a book.
Declension
Declension of lǣst — Strong
Declension of lǣst — Weak
Adverb
lǣst
- least