leist

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leist

1. singular imperative of leisten

leist m (definite singular leisten, indefinite plural leister, definite plural leistene)

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 form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by lest

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leist

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• lest

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.

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

• leista, leiste (verb)

• lest (Bokmål)

• “leist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• lesit, liste, silte, sleit, slite