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Old English · noun

mæst

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/mæst/
Syllables
mæst (1 syllable)
Modern English
mastnutspigsfeed

mæst1 · adjective · inflected form

Senses

  1. superlative degree of miċel, fela, and maniġ: biggest, most

    Mǣst manna nū onhyreþ nēatum on þām þæt hīe wilniaþ weoroldlusta swā swā nīetenu.

    Most people now resemble animals in that they desire worldly pleasures like animals do.

    late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy

  2. Inflected form of miċel

Declension

Strong declension of mæst
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative mǣstmǣstmǣst
Accusative mǣstnemǣstemǣst
Genitive mǣstesmǣstremǣstes
Dative mǣstummǣstremǣstum
Instrumental mǣstemǣstremǣste
Plural
Nominative mǣstemǣstamǣstemǣst
Accusative mǣstemǣstamǣstemǣst
Genitive mǣstramǣstramǣstra
Dative mǣstummǣstummǣstum
Instrumental mǣstummǣstummǣstum
Weak declension of mæst
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative mǣstamǣstemǣste
Accusative mǣstanmǣstanmǣste
Genitive mǣstanmǣstanmǣstan
Dative mǣstanmǣstanmǣstan
Instrumental mǣstanmǣstanmǣstan
Plural
Nominative mǣstanmǣstanmǣstan
Accusative mǣstanmǣstanmǣstan
Genitive mǣstramǣstenamǣstramǣstenamǣstramǣstena
Dative mǣstummǣstummǣstum
Instrumental mǣstummǣstummǣstum

mæst2 · adverb · inflected form

Senses

  1. superlative degree of miċele and swīþe: most

  2. Inflected form of miċele and swīþe

mæst3 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. mast (of ship)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of mæst
SingularPlural
Nominative mæstmæstas
Accusative mæstmæstas
Genitive mæstesmæsta
Dative mæstemæstum

mæst4 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. mast (forest nuts, often used to feed pigs)

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of mæst
SingularPlural
Nominative mæstmæstas
Accusative mæstmæstas
Genitive mæstesmæsta
Dative mæstemæstum

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *maist, from Proto-Germanic *maistaz and *maist.

From Proto-West Germanic *mast. Cognate with Middle Dutch mast (Dutch mast), Old High German mast (German Mast).

From Proto-Germanic *mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mad(z)do-. Cognate with Middle Dutch mast, Old High German mast (German Mast); and related to Latin madeō (“to be wet”) and Old English mete (“food”).

Descendants

most, mast

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