leist

See also: Leist

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 form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by lest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

Alternative forms

• lest

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

Derived terms

• leista, leiste (verb)

• berrleista
• bli ved sin leist
• hoseleist
• labbeleist
• på leistane
• skjera alle over same leist
• skoleist
• sokkeleist
• strømpeleist

 

See also

• lest (Bokmål)

References

• “leist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• lesit, liste, silte, sleit, slite