maist

[ meyst ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.

1. most.

maist

/ mest /

determiner

1. See most
   a Scot word for most

Example Sentences

Forby I'll maybe be able to pay him mair than plenty ithers could pay him, an' that is efter a' the point to be maist considered.

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I am accounted as brave as maist folks; and yet I profess to ye I could never look on a bare blade without blinking and winking.

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When the weather been maist fair, the dust flies highest in the air.

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There was a howl of pain, and a "maist michty" word that made the ancient tombs stand aghast.

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But, alas, they soon discovered that "maist ilka body" did not know the little dog, as they had so confidently supposed.

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