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

• betst, best, betast, betost

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