"sparest" meaning in English

See sparest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-sparest.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree English spare Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English sparest From spare + -est. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|spare|-est|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English spare Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English sparest [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-istaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ist", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-est", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-est", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-est", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sparest", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sparest"> From spare + -est. Head templates: {{head|en|superlative adjective}} sparest
  1. superlative form of spare: most spare Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: spare (extra: most spare)
    Sense id: en-sparest-en-adj-Ce6BiFsx

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-sparest.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree English spare Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English sparest From spare + -est. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|spare|-est|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English spare Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English sparest [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-istaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ist", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-est", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-est", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-est", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "sparest", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="sparest"> From spare + -est. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sparest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of spare Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: spare
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