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betst

  • adjective
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Grammar
betst, betest; adj. sup. def. se betsta, betesta; seó, ðæt beteste; pos. gód [bet good; v. bet-líc good-like]
Wright's OE grammar
§223; §445;
Best, the best, first; optimus, primus
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  • Ða þing ðe ge betstan gelífaþ [MS. betst ongelifaþ]

    ea quæ vos optima credebatis,

    • Bd. 1, 25
      • ;
    • S. 487, note 12.

  • Scipio, se besta [Laud MS. betsta] Rómana witena Scipio,

    the best of the Roman senators,

    • Ors. 5, 4
      • ;
    • Bos. 104, 38
      • ;
    • Cot. MS. Tib. B. I. fol. 85 b

  • Se betesta

    the best,

    • Cot. 153.

  • He sealde ðæt betste hors

    he gave the best horse,

    • Bd. 3, 14
      • ;
    • S. 540, 16.

  • Ðara betstena sumes

    of some one of the best,

    • Bt. 30, 1
      • ;
    • Fox 110, 5.
Etymology
[
Goth. bats? good; comp. batiza better; sup. batists best:
O. Nrs. comp. betri better; sup. beztr best.
]
Similar entries
v. bet-líc
Linked entries
v.  besta betast betesta betost.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “betst.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/4094.

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