beste

Etymology
From, possibly from the root. Compare.

Determiner

 * 1) other

Etymology 1
From, , from , from ,.

Adjective

 * 1) best;

Adverb

 * 1) best;

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) beast, animal

Noun

 * 1) the best

Etymology 1
Definite singular and plural of.

Etymology 2
A and. The first part also being from.

Noun

 * 1) granddad

Noun

 * 1) grandma

Etymology 3
A nominal use of Etymology 1.

Noun

 * 1) best

Etymology 4
From,.

Verb

 * 1) to sew loosely, to sew together using only a few stitches

Etymology
Probably a semi-learned term borrowed partly from. Compare (modern 🇨🇬), which was popularly inherited from a variant  of the same word. An alternative hypothesis derives beste from an unattested Vulgar Latin variant form *bēsta (deduced through a supposed diminutive form ), though this is unlikely as it would assume there was a second popular variant of ( being well attested).

Noun

 * 1) beast, animal

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