ruste

See also: rušte and rüste

Danish

Verb

ruste (imperative rust, present tense ruster, simple past rustede, past participle rustet)

1. to rust (to oxidise)

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

ruste

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of rusten

Anagrams

• steur, sture

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rusta, from Proto-Germanic *rustijō.

Noun

ruste f

1. rest, pause, after physical exertion
2. peace, calmness, tranquility
3. place for resting

Inflection

Weak feminine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	ruste	rusten
accusative	ruste	rusten
genitive	ruste, rusten	rusten
dative	ruste, rusten	rusten

Derived terms

• rusten

Descendants

• Dutch: rust
• Limburgish: rös

Further reading

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

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

ruste

1. alternative form of rust

Etymology 2

Noun

ruste

1. alternative form of rusty

Etymology 3

Verb

ruste

1. alternative form of rusten

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

ruste (imperative rust, present tense ruster, simple past and past participle rusta or rustet)

1. to rust (to oxidise)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rʉstə/

Verb

ruste (present tense rustar, past tense rusta, past participle rusta, passive infinitive rustast, present participle rustande, imperative ruste/rust)

1. alternative form of rusta

Adjective

ruste

1. neuter singular of rusten

Alternative forms

• rustent

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rʉːstə/

Verb

ruste

1. past of rusa