rusten

See also: rüsten

Danish

Adjective

rusten

1. rusty

Inflection

Inflection of rusten

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	rusten	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	rustent	—	—2
plural	rustne	—	—2
definite attributive1	rustne	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

rusten c

1. definite singular of rust

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʏstə(n)/

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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rusten. Equivalent to rust +‎ -en.

Verb

rusten

1. (intransitive) to rest
2. (intransitive) to lie, be supported (by something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of rusten (weak)
infinitive	rusten
past singular	rustte
past participle	gerust
infinitive	rusten
gerund	rusten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (jij)	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (u)	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (gij)	rust	rustte
3rd person singular	rust	rustte
plural	rusten	rustten
subjunctive sing.1	ruste	rustte
subjunctive plur.1	rusten	rustten
imperative sing.	rust
imperative plur.1	rust
participles	rustend	gerust
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• berusten
• uitrusten
• verontrusten

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rus
• Berbice Creole Dutch: rustu
• Negerhollands: rust, res
• → Aukan: losutu

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch rusten, from Old Dutch *rusten, from Proto-West Germanic *hrustijan.

Verb

rusten

1. (transitive, obsolete) to equip, to provide with what is needed

Conjugation

Conjugation of rusten (weak)
infinitive	rusten
past singular	rustte
past participle	gerust
infinitive	rusten
gerund	rusten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (jij)	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (u)	rust	rustte
2nd person sing. (gij)	rust	rustte
3rd person singular	rust	rustte
plural	rusten	rustten
subjunctive sing.1	ruste	rustte
subjunctive plur.1	rusten	rustten
imperative sing.	rust
imperative plur.1	rust
participles	rustend	gerust
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• rusting, wapenrusting
• toerusten
• uitrusten

Anagrams

• sturen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From ruste +‎ -en.

Verb

rusten

1. to rest, to recuperate
2. to be somewhere in rest, quietly
3. to rest, to be dead
4. to stop, to cease

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: rusten
• Limburgish: röste

Further reading

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

• roste, rust, ruste, rustin, ruston

Etymology

From rust +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrustən/, /ˈruːstən/

Verb

rusten (third-person singular simple present rusteth, present participle rustende, rustynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle rusted)

1. To rust; to acquire rust.
2. (figurative) To degenerate; to deteriorate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rusten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) rusten, ruste
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	ruste	rusted
2nd-person singular	rustest	rustedest
3rd-person singular	rusteth	rusted
subjunctive singular	ruste
imperative singular		—
plural1	rusten, ruste	rusteden, rustede
imperative plural	rusteth, ruste	—
participles	rustynge, rustende	rusted, yrusted

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: rust
• Scots: roost, roust

References

• “rū̆sten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

rusten (neuter singular rustent, definite singular and plural rustne)

1. rusty

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• rusta

Noun

rusten m or f

1. definite masculine singular of rust

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• rusta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rʉstn̩/ (some dialects)

Adjective

rusten (neuter singular ruste or rustent, definite singular and plural rustne)

1. rusty (corroded)