[list] vb [ME lysten, fr. OE lystan; akin to OE lust desire, lust] vt (bef. 12c) archaic: please, suit ~ vi, archaic: wish, choose
[2]list n [ME, prob. fr. lysten] (13c) archaic: inclination, craving [3]list vb [ME, fr. OE hlystan, fr. hlyst hearing; akin to OE hlysnan to listen] vi (bef. 12c) archaic: listen ~ vt, archaic: to listen to: hear [4]list n [ME, fr. OE liste; akin to OHG lista edge, Alb leth] (bef. 12c) 1: a band or strip of material: as a: listel b: selvage c: a narrow strip of wood cut from the edge of a board
2. pl but sing or pl in constr a: an arena for combat (as jousting) b: a field of competition or controversy 3 obs: limit, boundary
4: stripe [5]list vt (1635) 1: to cut away a narrow strip from the edge of
2: to prepare or plant (land) in ridges and furrows with a lister [6]list n [F liste, fr. It lista, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG lista edge] (1602) 1 a: a simple series of words or numerals (as the names of persons or objects) "a guest ~" b: an official roster: roll
2: catalog, checklist
3: the total number to be considered or included "a situation that heads their ~ of troubles" [7]list vt (1614) 1 a: to make a list of: enumerate b: to include on a list: register
2: to place (oneself) in a specified category "~s himself as a political liberal" 3 archaic: recruit ~ vi 1 archaic: enlist
2: to become entered in a catalog with a selling price "a car that ~s for $12,000" -- list.ee n [8]list vb [origin unknown] vi (1626): to tilt to one side; esp, of a boat or ship: to tilt to one side in a state of equilibrium (as from an unbalanced load)--compare heel ~ vt: to cause to list [9]list n (1633): a deviation from the vertical: tilt; also: the extent of such a deviation