betest

German

Pronunciation
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Verb

betest

  1. inflection of beten:
    1. second-person singular present
    2. second-person singular subjunctive I

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batistaz, superlative of *bataz. Compare Old Frisian betsta, Old Saxon betst, best, Old High German bezzisto, Old Norse beztr, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (batists).

Adjective

betest (positive gōd)

  1. best

Descendants
  • Middle English: beste, betst, bettst, bezst; best
    • English: best
    • Scots: best
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