betst

Middle English

Adjective

betst

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of beste

Adverb

betst

  1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of beste

Old English

Adjective

betst (positive gōd)

  1. alternative form of betest
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Syxta wæs Ōswald, Norðanhymbra cyning sē betsta ⁊ sē crīstenesta, sē þissum ilcum ġemǣrum rīċe hæfde.
      Sixth was Oswald, the best and most Christian king of the Northumbrians, who ruled over this same territory.

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batistaz (“best”). Compare Old English betest, betst, Old Frisian betsta, Dutch best, Old High German bezzisto, Old Norse beztr, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (batists).

Adverb

betst

  1. best

Descendants

  • Low German: best
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