Definition of Maists

1. maist [n] - See also: maist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Maists

maisonette
maisonettes
maisonnette
maisonneuve fracture
maisons de tolérance
maist
maister
maistered
maisters
maistre
maistres
maistress
maistrie
maistries
maistry
maists (current term)
maitake
maitakes
maithes
maitre d'
maitre d'hotel
maize
maize mushroom
maize syrup
maize weevil
maize weevils
maizefield
maizefields
maizelike
maizemeal

Literary usage of Maists

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Mœso-Gothic Glossary: With an Introduction, an Outline of Mœso-Gothic by Walter William Skeat (1868)
"maists. superl. adj. the greatest, Mk. 4. 32; 9. 34; Lu. 9. ... See mais, maists. M ALAN, i'li. to grind in a mill, La. 17. 35. ..."

2. English Etymology: A Select Glossary Serving as an Introduction to the by Friedrich Kluge, Frederick Lutz (1898)
"'greatest in size' ME. most OE. mast commonly OE. mdst = OSAX. mcst, DU. meest, OHG. G. meist, ON. mestr, GOTH. maists. Superi. belonging to the compar. ..."

3. A Comparative Glossary of the Gothic Language with Especial Reference to by Gerhard Hubert Balg (1889)
"Mdn. E. aftermost is owing to the influence of after (s. aftra) and the superl. adj. most (s. maists), the latter interchanging w. ..."

4. Hermes Scythicus: Or, The Radical Affinities of the Greek and Latin by John Jamieson (1814)
"... term maists or minis, merely in casu recto, perhaps, while used by the Scythian tribes without declension; aud that, softening its sound, ..."

5. The History of Russia from the Earliest Times to 1877 by Alfred Rambaud, Graeme Mercer Adam (1904)
"... number 87000 in the provinces of Astrakhan, Stavropol, and the Don, and in spite of the efforts of Christians and Mussulmans have remained La- maists. ..."

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