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I. verb Etymology: Middle English lysten, from Old English lystan; akin to Old English lust desire, lust Date: before 12th century transitive verb please , suit , intransitive verb wish , choose , II. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from lysten Date: 13th century inclination , craving , III. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hlystan, from hlyst hearing; akin to Old English hlysnan to ~en Date: before 12th century intransitive verb ~en , transitive verb to ~en to ; hear , IV. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līste; akin to Old High German līsta edge, Albanian leth Date: before 12th century a band or strip of material: as, ~el , selvage , a narrow strip of wood cut from the edge of a board, 2. plural but singular or plural in construction an arena for combat (as jousting), a field of competition or controversy, limit , boundary , stripe , V. transitive verb Date: 1635 to cut away a narrow strip from the edge of, to prepare or plant (land) in ridges and furrows with a ~er, VI. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 a deviation from the vertical ; tilt , VII. verb Date: 1626 intransitive verb to tilt to one side, transitive verb to cause to ~, VIII. noun Etymology: French ~e, from Italian ~a, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German līsta edge Date: 1602 1. a simple series of words or numerals (as the names of persons or objects) , an official roster ; roll , catalog , check~ , the total number to be considered or included , IX. verb Date: 1614 transitive verb 1. to make a ~ of ; enumerate , to include on a ~ ; register , to place (oneself) in a specified category , recruit , intransitive verb en~ , to become entered in a catalog with a selling price , ~ee noun