lystmäte
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lustmæte, lustmæti. The compounds are cognates of lust (“lust”) and mat (“food”), respectively. Compare innanmäte.
Noun
lystmäte n
- fill (a sufficient or more than sufficient amount)
- få sitt lystmäte ― have one's fill
Declension
| Declension of lystmäte | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lystmäte | lystmätet | lystmäten | lystmätena |
| Genitive | lystmätes | lystmätets | lystmätens | lystmätenas |
References
- lystmäte in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lystmäte in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lystmäte in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lystmäte in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- lustmäti in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L