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† owlyst, a. Obs. [app. of Scandinavian origin; cf. Norw. ulyst, mod.Icel. úlyst, ólyst want of desire or appetite, úlystug unwilling, uneager, f. ú- or ó- = un- + lyst desire, liking.] Listless, sluggish, slothful, inert. Hence † owlysthede.
c1440Promp. Parv. 374/2 Owlyst, desidiosus, segnis. Ibid., Owlyst man, or womann.., deses. Ibid., Owlysthede, desidia, segnicies. |