Lyst

Meaning of Old Norse word "lyst"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word lyst can mean:lyst

lyst

f. [losti], lust, desire, but in a good sense; þat er hvers lyst sem hann leikr, a saying: appetite, of food, hafa góða lyst; matar-lyst, id.; ó-lyst, lack of appetite.

lyst

COMPDS: lystargóðr, lystarlauss, lystarleysi.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements