- æftemest
- adj last, hindmost, aftermost; spl of æfter;
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
æftemest
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Aftermost — Aft er*most, a. superl. [OE. eftemest, AS. [ae]ftemest, akin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma, the last, orig. a superlative of of, with the superlative endings te, me, st.] 1. Hindmost; opposed to {foremost}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Nearest the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aftermost — af•ter•most [[t]ˈæf tərˌmoʊst, ˈɑf [/t]] adj. 1) naut. navig. farthest aft; closest to the stern 2) hindmost; last • Etymology: bef. 900; ME aftermest, OE æftemest … From formal English to slang
aftermost — /ˈaftəmoʊst/ (say ahftuhmohst) adjective 1. Nautical farthest aft. 2. hindmost. {Middle English aftermest, Old English æftemest last; the r owing to association with after. See aft, most} …
apo- (pō̆ , ap-u, pu) — apo (pō̆ , ap u, pu) English meaning: from, out, of Deutsche Übersetzung: “ab, weg” Material: O.Ind. ápa “ off, away, back “ as adnominal Prep. m. abl. “ away from “, Av. ap. apa “ away from “; about privatives *ap in Iran, and Gk … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
aftermost — [af′tərmōst΄, äf′tərmōst΄] adj. [altered, infl. by MOST < ME aftemeste < OE æftemest, superl. of æfter, AFTER] nearest to the stern … English World dictionary
