-est

a suffix forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs: warmest; fastest; soonest.

Origin:
Middle English; Old English -est, -ost. Compare Greek -isto-

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a native English suffix formerly used to form the second person singular indicative of verbs: knowest; sayest; goest.

Also, -st.

Origin:
Middle English; Old English -est, -ast, -st, 2nd person singular present indicative endings of some verbs (-s earlier verbal ending + -t, by assimilation from thū thou¹) and 2nd person singular past endings of weak verbs (earlier -es + -t)

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-est¹

—*suffix*
	forming the superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs: shortest; fastest

[Old English -est, -ost]

-est or -st²

—*suffix*
	forming the archaic second person singular present and past indicative tense of verbs: thou goest; thou hadst

[Old English -est, -ast]

-st or -st²

—*suffix*

[Old English -est, -ast]

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