rustne

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrʉst.nə/
• Rhymes: -ʉstnə
• Hyphenation: rust‧ne

Etymology 1

Derived from ruste (“to rust”) and rusten (“rusty”). By surface analysis, rust (“rust”) +‎ -ne (“verb-forming suffix”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rustne and rustna (“to rust”).

Verb

rustne (imperative rustn or rustne, present tense rustner, passive rustnes, simple past rustna or rustnet, supine rustna or rustnet, past participle rustna or rustnet, present participle rustnende, verbal noun rustning)

1. to rust; to become rusty

   Synonym: ruste

   • 1850, Henrik Ibsen, Kjæmpehøien:

     [sverdet] rustner i muld

     [The sword] rusts in the earth.

   • 1880, Jonas Lie, Rutland, page 81:

     [spikeren] er ifærd med at rustne af

     [The nail] is in the process of rusting away.

   • 2011, Sunniva Lye Axelsen, Følge meg alle mine dager:

     tunge rustnende stålstenger

     heavy, rusting steel bars

   • 2015, Karl Ove Knausgård, Om høsten, page 16:

     motorer og hjulaksler ligger og rustner utenfor

     engines and wheel axles lie rusting outside

   rustne fast — to become stuck as a result of rusting

   • 1905, Hans E. Kinck, Præsten, page 161:

     [doktoren lot ikke] korketrækkeren rustne fast

     [The doctor did not let] the corkscrew become rusted fast.

2. (transitive) to color rust-brown; to give a rust-colored appearance to
   • 1913, Sven Elvestad, Aar og dag, page 75:

     en brun ondskapsfuld farve, som rustner de gamle kirkeruiner paa Sole

     a brown, malevolent colour which gives the old church ruins at Sole a rusty hue

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rustne

1. definite singular of rusten (“rusty; hoarse; out of practice”)
2. plural of rusten (“rusty; hoarse; out of practice”)

References

• “rustne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “rustne” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

Anagrams

• rusten, snuter, sturen, trusen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

rustne

1. definite singular of rusten
2. plural of rusten