Participles
| Present | hlystende |
| Past | (ġe)hlysted |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | hlyste |
| 2nd sing. | hlystest; hlyst |
| 3rd sing. | hlysteþ; hlyst |
| 1st plur. | hlystaþ |
| 2nd plur. | hlystaþ |
| 3rd plur. | hlystaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | hlyste |
| 2nd sing. | hlystest |
| 3rd sing. | hlyste |
| 1st plur. | hlyston |
| 2nd plur. | hlyston |
| 3rd plur. | hlyston |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | hlyste |
| 2nd sing. | hlyste |
| 3rd sing. | hlyste |
| 1st plur. | hlysten |
| 2nd plur. | hlysten |
| 3rd plur. | hlysten |
Past
| 1st sing. | hlyste |
| 2nd sing. | hlyste |
| 3rd sing. | hlyste |
| 1st plur. | hlysten |
| 2nd plur. | hlysten |
| 3rd plur. | hlysten |
Imperative
| Singular | hlyst |
| Plural | hlystaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'hlystan'
fylstan,
hierstan,
þyrstan,
efestan,
hlystan,
herstan,
hyrstan,
efstan,
mæstan,
fæstan,
cystan,
Verbs similar to 'hlystan'
hlysnan,
lystan,
alysan,
blæstan,
clysan,
cystan,
gelystan,
herstan,
hleotan,
hlydan,
Etymology
From a hypothetical Proto-Germanic *hlustijaną, or derived from hlyst (“listening, hearing”).
Sample Sentences
-
ᚾ byþ nearu on brēostan, weorþeþ hī ðēah oft niþa bearnum tō helpe and tō hǣle ġehwæþre, ġif hī his hlystaþ ǣror. (Need is burdensome on breasts, however it often comes itself to be to the sons of men a help and a healing of each, if they hear it before.) [c. 1000, The Rune Poem:]
Cognates
-