- OE. lasten, As. læstan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, fr. lāstlǣst, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to follow. See Last mold of the foot
- To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted.
- To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.
