"almost" meaning in Middle English

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Adverb

IPA: /alˈmɔːst/ Forms: almoost [alternative], almast [alternative], almest [alternative], almuste [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + most. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:eallmǣst<ety:af<æl-<id:all>><mǣst<id:degree>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "all", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂el-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂elnós", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*allaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ala-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*ala-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "æl-", "lang" : "ang" }, { "id" : "degree", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "good", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*meh₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*maiz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*maistaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*maist", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*maist", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "mǣst", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "eallmǣst", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "almost", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="almost">, {{inh|enm|ang|eallmǣst||nearly all, almost, for the most part}} Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), {{prefix|enm|al|most|t1=all}} al- (“all”) + most Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} almost, {{enm-adv}} almost
  1. almost
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