rusten
See also: rüsten
Danish
Adjective
rusten
- rusty
Inflection
Inflection of rusten | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | rusten | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | rustent | — | —2 |
Plural | rustne | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | rustne | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Noun
rusten c
- definite singular of rust
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrʏstə(n)/
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Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch rusten. Equivalent to rust + -en.
Verb
rusten
- (intransitive) to rest
- (intransitive) to lie, be supported (by something)
Inflection
Inflection of rusten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | rusten | |||
past singular | rustte | |||
past participle | gerust | |||
infinitive | rusten | |||
gerund | rusten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | rust | rustte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | rust | rustte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | rust | rustte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | rust | rustte | ||
3rd person singular | rust | rustte | ||
plural | rusten | rustten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | ruste | rustte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | rusten | rustten | ||
imperative sing. | rust | |||
imperative plur.1 | rust | |||
participles | rustend | gerust | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
- berusten
- uitrusten
- verontrusten
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: rustu
- Negerhollands: rust, res
- → Aukan: losutu
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch rusten, from Old Dutch *rusten, from Proto-West Germanic *hrustijan.
Verb
rusten
- (transitive, obsolete) to equip, to provide with what is needed
Inflection
Inflection of rusten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | rusten | |||
past singular | rustte | |||
past participle | gerust | |||
infinitive | rusten | |||
gerund | rusten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | rust | rustte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | rust | rustte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | rust | rustte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | rust | rustte | ||
3rd person singular | rust | rustte | ||
plural | rusten | rustten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | ruste | rustte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | rusten | rustten | ||
imperative sing. | rust | |||
imperative plur.1 | rust | |||
participles | rustend | gerust | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
- toerusten
- uitrusten
Anagrams
- sturen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From ruste + -en.
Verb
rusten
- to rest, to recuperate
- to be somewhere in rest, quietly
- to rest, to be dead
- to stop, to cease
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: rusten
- Limburgish: röste
Further reading
- “rusten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “rusten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle English
Alternative forms
- roste, rust, ruste, rustin, ruston
Etymology
From rust + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrustən/, /ˈruːstən/
Verb
rusten (third-person singular simple present rusteth, present participle rustende, rustynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rusted)
- To rust; to acquire rust.
- (figuratively) To degenerate; to deteriorate.
Conjugation
Conjugation of rusten (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) rusten, ruste | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | ruste | rusted | |
2nd-person singular | rustest | rustedest | |
3rd-person singular | rusteth | rusted | |
subjunctive singular | ruste | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | rusten, ruste | rusteden, rustede | |
imperative plural | rusteth, ruste | — | |
participles | rustynge, rustende | rusted, yrusted |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: rust
- Scots: roost, roust
References
- “rū̆sten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
rusten (neuter singular rustent, definite singular and plural rustne)
- rusty
Alternative forms
- rusta
Noun
rusten m or f
- definite masculine singular of rust
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- rusta
Adjective
rusten (neuter singular ruste or rustent, definite singular and plural rustne)
- rusty