ljósta

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ljósta, from Proto-Germanic *leustaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈljousta/
    Rhymes: -ousta

Verb

ljósta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative laust, third-person plural past indicative lustu, supine lostið)

  1. (somewhat archaic or poetic) to hit, to strike
    Eldingu laust niður í fánastöngina í óveðrinu í gærkvöld.
    Lightning struck through the flagpole in the storm yesterday evening.

Usage notes

This verb is somewhat archaic or poetic, and its use in everyday language is mostly limited to references to lightning strikes and the set phrases skelfingu lostinn (horror-stricken), and steini lostinn (awestruck, stone-stricken).

Conjugation

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