mest

Adjective

mest

1. most; to the highest degree

   Den er mest afskyelig af dem alle.

   It is the most despicable of them all.

2. most; in the largest quantity

   Hun havde mest plads.

   She had the most space.

Adverb

mest

1. mostly; for the most part

   Gruppen bestod mest af immigranter fra Skotland.

   The group consisted chiefly of Scottish immigrants.

2. most of the time

   Sommetider gik hun ture, men mest sov hun.

   She would sometimes go for walks, but mostly, she slept.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mest, from Old Dutch *mist, from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz. Probably derived from *mīganą (“to urinate”) + *-þuz.

Cognate with German Mist, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛst/
• Rhymes: -ɛst

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Noun

mest m (uncountable)

1. dung
2. fertilizer

Anagrams

• stem

Etymology

From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.

Adverb

mest (superlative of nógv, comparative meira)

1. most

Adjective

mest

1. drunk

Verb

mest tr., 1st conj., pres. metu, met, met, past metu

1. to throw
2. to cast
3. to fling
4. to hurl
5. to chuck

Etymology

From Old English mist (“mist; darkness; dimness (of eyesight)”); see myst for more information.

Noun

mest (plural meystes)

1. Alternative form of myst.

References

• “mist n. (1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 April 2018.

Etymology

From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.

Adjective

mest

1. indefinite superlative of mye

Adverb

mest

1. most; used in construction of superlative of long/foreign adjectives

References

• “mest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛst/

Adverb

mest

1. most; used in construction of superlative of long/foreign adjectives
2. almost

References

• “mest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maist, *maistaz (“most”). Compare Old English mǣst, Old Frisian māst, Old High German meist, Old Norse mestur, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists), 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 (maist).

Adverb

mēst

1. most

Etymology

From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

mest

1. mostly, most of the time
2. mostly, mainly; to the larger part
3. superlative form of mycket. most
4. superlative form of många. most
5. Used in construction of the superlative of certain adjectives: most