mæst

Old English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæst/

Noun

mæst m (nominative plural mǣstas)

mast (of ship)

Descendants

Middle English: mast
- English: mast
- Scots: mast

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæst/

Noun

mæst m

mast (forest nuts)

Descendants

English: mast

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *maistaz, *maist. Cognate with Old Frisian māst (West Frisian meast), Old Saxon mēst, Middle Dutch meest (Dutch meest), Old High German meist (German meist), Old Norse mestr (Icelandic mestur), Danish and Swedish mest, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (maists), 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄 (maist).

Alternative forms

māst

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mæːst/

Adjective

mǣst

superlative degree of micel

Descendants

Middle English: most, moste
- English: most
- Scots: maist

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