øverst

From Old Norse øfstr, from Proto-Germanic *ubistaz, a superlative of the adverb *ub (“up”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːˀvərst/, [ˈøˀʋɐsd̥], [ˈøwˀɐsd̥]

øverst (plural and definite singular attributive øverste)

1. upper, top, topmost (placed at the highest point of something, at the top of something, especially a page or an image)
2. highest (placed as the first, most important, or best in a group or hierarchy; the most important or powerful in terms of social, political, or economic position, influence, or significance)

• øverstbefalende
• øverstkommanderende

øverst

1. at the top

From Old Norse øfstr.

øverst (neuter singular øverst, definite singular and plural øverste)

1. top, upper, highest, uppermost

   fra øverst til nederst - from top to bottom

• øvre

• “øverst” in The Bokmål Dictionary.