"meest" meaning in Middle Dutch

See meest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /meːst/ Forms: mêest [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*mēsto}} Old Dutch *mēsto, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*maist}} Proto-West Germanic *maist, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*maistaz}} Proto-Germanic *maistaz Head templates: {{head|dum|adjective|head=mêest|head2=}} mêest, {{dum-adj|head=mêest}} mêest
  1. greatest, largest
    Sense id: en-meest-dum-adj-JZMmq61f Categories (other): Middle Dutch determiners Disambiguation of Middle Dutch determiners: 87 4 9 0
  2. most prominent
    Sense id: en-meest-dum-adj-6AGM0nJD
  3. most frequent, most numerous
    Sense id: en-meest-dum-adj-hPPi9yEe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adverb

IPA: /meːst/ Forms: mêest [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Dutch *mēst, from Proto-Germanic *maist. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*mēst}} Old Dutch *mēst, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*maist}} Proto-Germanic *maist Head templates: {{head|dum|adverb|head=mêest}} mêest, {{dum-adv|head=mêest}} mêest
  1. most
    Sense id: en-meest-dum-adv-JOqRPv2i
  2. very, to the highest degree
    Sense id: en-meest-dum-adv-tzvXrpS9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mêeste
Etymology number: 2

Determiner

IPA: /meːst/ Forms: mêest [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Dutch *mēsto, from Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|dum|odt|*mēsto}} Old Dutch *mēsto, {{inh|dum|gmw-pro|*maist}} Proto-West Germanic *maist, {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*maistaz}} Proto-Germanic *maistaz Head templates: {{head|dum|determiner|head=mêest}} mêest
  1. most
    Sense id: en-meest-dum-det-JOqRPv2i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for meest meaning in Middle Dutch (3.7kB)

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