verb, past moste
[mohst] /moʊst/ (Show IPA). Archaic.
may or might.
a tiny speck
verb (past) moste (məʊst)
(takes an infinitive without to) (archaic) may or might
“particle of dust,” Old English mot, of unknown origin; perhaps related to Dutch mot “dust from turf, sawdust, grit,” Norwegian mutt “speck, mote, splinter, chip.” Many references are to Matt. vii:3.
(Gr. karphos, something dry, hence a particle of wood or chaff, etc.). A slight moral defect is likened to a mote (Matt. 7:3-5; Luke 6:41, 42).
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[joot] /dʒut/ noun 1. a member of a continental Germanic tribe, probably from Jutland, that invaded Britain in the 5th century a.d. and settled in Kent. /dʒuːt/ noun 1. either of two Old World tropical yellow-flowered herbaceous plants, Corchorus capsularis or C. olitorius, cultivated for their strong fibre: family Tiliaceae 2. this fibre, used in […]
[law-ger, log-er] /ˈlɔ gər, ˈlɒg ər/ adjective, Scot. 1. heavy or thick. 2. thick-headed; stupid. /ˈlɒɡə/ noun 1. another word for lumberjack 2. a tractor or crane for handling logs n. “one who fells or cuts trees,” by 1708, agent noun from log (v.1). “one who enters data in a log,” 1958, agent noun from […]