"keepest" meaning in English

See keepest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: keep'st [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English keep Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English keepest From keep + -est. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|keep|-est<id:second-person singular>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English keep Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English keepest [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōsi", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōs", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ast", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-est", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-est", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "keepest", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="keepest"> From keep + -est., {{ety|en|:af|keep|-est<id:second-person singular>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English keep Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yési Proto-Germanic *-ōsi Proto-West Germanic *-ōs Old English -ast Middle English -est English -est English keepest From keep + -est. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} keepest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of keep Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: keep

Alternative forms

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      "*-ōsi",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōsi"
    ],
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      "*-ōs",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ōs"
    ],
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      "-ast",
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      "-est",
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