"helst" meaning in Swedish

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Adverb

Audio: Sv-helst.ogg
Etymology: From Old Norse helzt. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|non|helzt}} Old Norse helzt Head templates: {{head|sv|superlative adverb}} helst
  1. superlative degree of gärna (“happily”): most of all (most preferably) Tags: form-of, superlative Form of: gärna (extra: (“happily”): most of all (most preferably))
    Sense id: en-helst-sv-adv-G~rD21wI Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
  2. preferably
    Sense id: en-helst-sv-adv-sv:preferably
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hur som helst, när som helst, som helst, vad som helst, var som helst, vart som helst, vem som helst, vilka som helst, vilken som helst Related terms: hellre
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