cystan

Old English

verb
Definitions
  • to get, procure
  • to obtain the value of
  • to spend
  • to lay out

Etymology

Affix from Old English cyst (choice, proof, trial, test, free-will, election, goodness, munificence, picked host, choicest, virtue, moral excellence, the best of anything, generosity).

Origin

Old English

cyst

Gloss

choice, proof, trial, test, free-will, election, goodness, munificence, picked host, choicest, virtue, moral excellence, the best of anything, generosity

Concept
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Modern world

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Person/Thing

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