eldertongue

Old English · noun

unlust

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈunˌlust/
Syllables
ˈun · ˌlust (2 syllables)
Modern English
unlustdisgustdisinclinationlistlessnessjoylessnessabsence

Meaning

  1. absence of desire; disgust, disinclination, listlessness

  2. want of pleasure; joylessness, weariness

  3. evil pleasure, lust

Declension

Declension of unlust
SingularPlural
Nominative unlustunlustas
Accusative unlustunlustas
Genitive unlustesunlusta
Dative unlusteunlustum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *unlustuz. Equivalent to un- + lust. Cognate with Gothic (unlustus, “apathy, listlessness”) and German Unlust (“lack of desire, aversion”).

Descendants

unlust

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