beztr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • baztr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *batistaz, superlative degree of *gōdaz. See also betri (better), bazt (adverb).

Adjective

beztr

  1. superlative degree of góðr

Declension

  • batna (to get better, to be improved, to recover)
  • betri (better)
  • bót (improvement, compensation)
  • bœta (to improve, to compensate)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bestur
  • Faroese: bestur
  • Norwegian: best
  • Old Swedish: bæzter, bazter, bæster
  • Danish: bedst

References

  • beztr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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