"-est" meaning in Old English

See -est in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /est/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-ustaz, *-istaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*-ustaz}} Proto-Germanic *-ustaz, {{m|gem-pro|*-istaz}} *-istaz Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -est, {{ang-suffix|g=f}} -est Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|-est}}, {{ang-decl-noun|-est|-esta,-este|-este|-esta,-este|-este|-esta|-este|-estum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], -est [nominative, singular], -esta [nominative, plural], -este [nominative, plural], -este [accusative, singular], -esta [accusative, plural], -este [accusative, plural], -este [genitive, singular], -esta [genitive, plural], -este [dative, singular], -estum [dative, plural]
  1. suffix forming feminine nouns, originally from verbs Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ost, -ust
    Sense id: en--est-ang-suffix-Lb6HeOaa Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with raw sortkeys

Alternative forms

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "*-istaz"
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      "expansion": "*-istaz",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-est",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-esta",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-este",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "-este",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-este",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-esta",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-este",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "-estum",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "-est",
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    }
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        "3": "-este",
        "4": "-esta,-este",
        "5": "-este",
        "6": "-esta",
        "7": "-este",
        "8": "-estum",
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          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with raw sortkeys",
          "parents": [],
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        {
          "english": "earnest",
          "text": "eornost",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "service",
          "text": "þēnest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "haste",
          "text": "ofost",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "battle, combat",
          "text": "orrest",
          "type": "example"
        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/est/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-est"
}

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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-este",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-estum",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        "3": "-este",
        "4": "-esta,-este",
        "5": "-este",
        "6": "-esta",
        "7": "-este",
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  "pos": "suffix",
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        "Old English terms with usage examples",
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        {
          "english": "earnest",
          "text": "eornost",
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        },
        {
          "english": "service",
          "text": "þēnest",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "haste",
          "text": "ofost",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "battle, combat",
          "text": "orrest",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/est/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-ost"
    },
    {
      "word": "-ust"
    }
  ],
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