maist

English

Adjective

maist (not comparable)

(Geordie) most

Adverb

maist (not comparable)

(Geordie) most

Verb

maist

Obsolete form of mayst.

Anagrams

amits, tamis

Gothic

Romanization

maist

Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄

Scots

Etymology

From Old English mǣst (“most”). More at most.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mest], [mɛst]

Adjective

maist (not comparable)

most, chief, principal, most powerful

Derived terms

Terms derived from maist

maistlins (“almost, well nigh; for the most part, mostly”)

maistly (“mostly, almost, nearly; most of all, especially”)

tae the maist pairt (“for the most part”)

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