Old English · adjective
læst
Normalised lǣst
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /læːst/
- Syllables
- læːst (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- least
læst1 · adjective · inflected form
Senses
-
superlative degree of lȳtel: smallest, least
Littera is stæf on englisċ and is sē lǣsta dǣl on bōcum and untōdǣledlīċ.
Littera means letter in [Old] English and is the indivisible smallest part of a book.
c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice -
Inflected form of lȳtel
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | lǣst | lǣst | lǣst |
| Accusative | lǣstne | lǣste | lǣst |
| Genitive | lǣstes | lǣstre | lǣstes |
| Dative | lǣstum | lǣstre | lǣstum |
| Instrumental | lǣste | lǣstre | lǣste |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | lǣste | lǣstalǣste | lǣst |
| Accusative | lǣste | lǣstalǣste | lǣst |
| Genitive | lǣstra | lǣstra | lǣstra |
| Dative | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
| Instrumental | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | lǣsta | lǣste | lǣste |
| Accusative | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣste |
| Genitive | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Dative | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Instrumental | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Accusative | lǣstan | lǣstan | lǣstan |
| Genitive | lǣstralǣstena | lǣstralǣstena | lǣstralǣstena |
| Dative | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
| Instrumental | lǣstum | lǣstum | lǣstum |
læst2 · adverb
Senses
-
least
All forms (10)
Etymology
Contraction of lǣsest. Cognate with Old Frisian lēst, lērest.
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