OriginFrom Old Norse leistr m, from Proto-Germanic *laistaz m (“track, trace; footprint”), from Proto-Indo-European *lóystos, from the root *leys- (“to trace, track”). Akin to English last, Swedish läst, and German Leisten.
- masculinea last (a tool in the shape of a human foot, for shaping or preserving the shape of shoes)
- masculinethe foot-part of a stocking
Formsleisten(definite, singular) · leistar(indefinite, plural) · leistane(definite, plural) · lest(alternative)
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