"laste" meaning in Middle English

See laste in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: leste [alternative], lasten [alternative], latste [alternative, Early-Middle-English], latzste [alternative, Early-Middle-English], leaste [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: Probably from adv or Old English læt, lætemest. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|læt}} Old English læt Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} laste, {{enm-adj}} laste
  1. last
    Sense id: en-laste-enm-adj-NUfLESrE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

Forms: last [alternative], larste [alternative], latst [alternative, Early-Middle-English], least [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
Etymology: From Old English latost, equivalent to late + -est. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|latost}} Old English latost, {{suffix|enm|late|est}} late + -est Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} laste, {{enm-adv}} laste
  1. last
    Sense id: en-laste-enm-adv-NUfLESrE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -est Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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