"-ost" meaning in Old English

See -ost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ost/
Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -ost, {{ang-suffix}} -ost
  1. Used to form superlative adjectives and adverbs Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ast, -est, -ust
    Sense id: en--ost-ang-suffix-yn~Z5l57 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ost/
Head templates: {{head|ang|suffix|cat2=|head=|head2=|sort=}} -ost, {{ang-suffix}} -ost
  1. Alternative form of -est Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: -est
    Sense id: en--ost-ang-suffix-E0kbgD44 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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