mæst

Etymology 1
From, from and.

Adjective

 * 1)  , , and : biggest, most
 * 2) * late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' 
 * "ang"

- Mǣst manna nū onhyreþ nēatum on þām þæt hīe wilniaþ weoroldlusta swā swā nīetenu.

Usage notes

 * When used with a countable noun, mǣst occurs in the singular, with the noun it describes in the genitive case: Mǣst manna is medume (“Most people are average,” literally “Most of people is average”).
 * When it is used to mean “the most/the largest amount,” mǣst occurs without the word “the”: Hīe flīton hwelċ cynn hæbbe mǣst gold (“They were arguing over which race has the most gold”), Hīe woldon ġesēon hwæðer hæfde mǣst bearna (“They wanted to see who would have the most children”).
 * When it means “biggest,” it is used like any other adjective and neither of the above rules apply.

Adverb

 * 1)  and : most

Usage notes

 * is often used instead of mǣst adverbially: sē cniht þe hē swīðost lufode (“the boy that he most loved”). In addition, neither mǣst nor swīðost is used to form the superlative of adjectives or adverbs. Instead, the suffix or  is used:  →.

Etymology 2
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1)  mast (of ship)

Etymology 3
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬); and related to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  mast (forest nuts, often used to feed pigs)