mest

Etymology

From Old Danish mest, from Old Norse mestr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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.

Alternative forms

• mist (dialectal)

Etymology

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

Cognate with Old Saxon mist, Old High German mist, German Mist, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus). More distantly related to Middle Dutch mes, mis, Old Saxon mehs, West Frisian mjoks, mjuks, Old English meox.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛst/

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• Hyphenation: mest
• Rhymes: -ɛst

Noun

mest m or n (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