onlust

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch onlust, from Old Dutch *unlust, from Proto-West Germanic *unlustu, from Proto-Germanic *unlustuz. By surface analysis, on- +‎ lust.

Pronunciation

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Noun

onlust m (plural onlusten)

  1. disturbance, unrest

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: onlus

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *unlust, from Proto-West Germanic *unlustu, from Proto-Germanic *unlustuz. Equivalent to on- +‎ lust.

Noun

onlust m

  1. tedium, weakness, nausea
  2. unrest
  3. burden

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative onlust onluste
accusative onlust onluste
genitive onlusts onluste
dative onluste onlusten

Descendants

Further reading

  • “onlust”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “onlust”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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