"beste" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /bɛst/
Etymology: From Old English betst, betest, from Proto-West Germanic *batist, from Proto-Germanic *batistaz (adjective), *batist (adverb). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|betst}} Old English betst, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*batist}} Proto-West Germanic *batist, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*batistaz|pos=adjective}} Proto-Germanic *batistaz (adjective) Head templates: {{head|enm|superlative adjective}} beste
  1. best; superlative degree of good
    Sense id: en-beste-enm-adj-i~B3BiUK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bettst, bezst, best Synonyms (early ME): betst
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'early ME': 0 0

Adverb

IPA: /bɛst/
Etymology: From Old English betst, betest, from Proto-West Germanic *batist, from Proto-Germanic *batistaz (adjective), *batist (adverb). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|betst}} Old English betst, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*batist}} Proto-West Germanic *batist, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*batistaz|pos=adjective}} Proto-Germanic *batistaz (adjective) Head templates: {{head|enm|superlative adverb}} beste
  1. best; superlative degree of wel
    Sense id: en-beste-enm-adv-ENw14pkN Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 63 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bettst, bezst, best Synonyms (early ME): betst
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'early ME': 0 0

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} beste
  1. Alternative form of beeste Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: beeste
    Sense id: en-beste-enm-noun-9dlSmPxf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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