"maist" meaning in Scots

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Adjective

IPA: [mest], [mɛst]
Etymology: From Old English mǣst (“most”). More at most. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|ang|mǣst||most}} Old English mǣst (“most”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adjectives}} maist (not comparable), {{sco-adj|-}} maist (not comparable)
  1. most, chief, principal, most powerful Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: maistlins (english: almost, well nigh; for the most part, mostly), maistly (english: mostly, almost, nearly; most of all, especially), tae the maist pairt (english: for the most part)
    Sense id: en-maist-sco-adj-yL~Br9OA Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for maist meaning in Scots (1.2kB)

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