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| GRÁT || GRÁTESTE, GRÁTESTA, ALDERGRÁTESTE | | <span class="fryas">GRÁT || <span class="fryas">GRÁTESTE, GRÁTESTA, ALDERGRÁTESTE || greatest (of all) || grootst | ||
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| VR, OVER || VRESTE | | <span class="fryas">VR, OVER || <span class="fryas">VRESTE || supreme, most over || overst | ||
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| LÉT || LESTA, LESTEN, LERST(-A/-E) | | <span class="fryas">LÉT || <span class="fryas">LESTA, LESTEN, LERST(-A/-E) || last || laatste | ||
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| SKÉN || SKÉNESTA, SKÉNNESTE | | <span class="fryas">SKÉN || <span class="fryas">SKÉNESTA, SKÉNNESTE || prettiest, most shining || schoonst | ||
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| GOD / BÁT(-E/-A)? || BESTA, ALDERBESTE, ALDERBESTA | | <span class="fryas">GOD / BÁT(-E/-A)? || <span class="fryas">BESTA, ALDERBESTE, ALDERBESTA || best (of all) || best | ||
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| ALD || ÔLDESTA, ALDESTA, ALDESTE, ALDER.ALDESTA | | <span class="fryas">ALD || <span class="fryas">ÔLDESTA, ALDESTA, ALDESTE, ALDER.ALDESTA || oldest (of all) || oudst | ||
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| JONG || JONGESTE, JONGGOSTE | | <span class="fryas">JONG || <span class="fryas">JONGESTE, JONGGOSTE || youngest || jongst | ||
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| LESTIG || LESTIGOSTE | | <span class="fryas">LESTIG || <span class="fryas">LESTIGOSTE || most cunning || listigst | ||
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| FIN || FINNESTE | | <span class="fryas">FIN || <span class="fryas">FINNESTE || finest || fijnst | ||
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| KLOK || KLOKESTE | | <span class="fryas">KLOK || <span class="fryas">KLOKESTE || cleverest || kloekst | ||
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| FROM || FROMESTA | | <span class="fryas">FROM || <span class="fryas">FROMESTA || most pious || vroomst | ||
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| BLÍD || BLÍDESTE | | <span class="fryas">BLÍD || <span class="fryas">BLÍDESTE || most joyous || blijst | ||
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| FOR || FORESTA | | <span class="fryas">FOR || <span class="fryas">FORESTA || foremost || voorst | ||
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| ÉR || ÉROST, ÉRIST, ÉROSTA, ÉROSTE | | <span class="fryas">ÉR || <span class="fryas">ÉROST, ÉRIST, ÉROSTA, ÉROSTE || first || eerst | ||
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| STOR || STORESTE, STOROSTE, STOROSTA | | <span class="fryas">STOR || <span class="fryas">STORESTE, STOROSTE, STOROSTA || largest, sturdiest, strongest || stoerst | ||
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| MIN || MINNISTE, ALDERMINESTA | | <span class="fryas">MIN || <span class="fryas">MINNISTE, ALDERMINESTA || least (of all) || minst | ||
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| NÉI || NÉISTA | | <span class="fryas">NÉI || <span class="fryas">NÉISTA || nearest || naast | ||
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| WIS || WISTA, WISESTA | | <span class="fryas">WIS || <span class="fryas">WISTA, WISESTA || wisest || wijst | ||
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| LUKICH || LUKIGOSTE | | <span class="fryas">LUKICH || <span class="fryas">LUKIGOSTE || most lucky/happy/fortunate || gelukkigst | ||
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| DJAR || DJAROSTA | | <span class="fryas">DJAR || <span class="fryas">DJAROSTA || dearest || dierbaarst | ||
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| MID(-DEL/-DEN) || MIDLOSTA, MIDLOSTE | | <span class="fryas">MID(-DEL/-DEN) || <span class="fryas">MIDLOSTA, MIDLOSTE || most in the middle || middelst | ||
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| | | <span class="fryas">EnG || <span class="fryas">EnGOSTA || only || enig (informal, slang: enigst) | ||
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| UT || ÛTROSTE, UTROSTE | | <span class="fryas">UT || <span class="fryas">ÛTROSTE, UTROSTE || utter || uiterst | ||
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| SÛDLIK || SÛDLIKOSTE | | <span class="fryas">SÛDLIK || <span class="fryas">SÛDLIKOSTE || southernmost || zuidelijkst | ||
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| LÍAF || LÍAST | | <span class="fryas">LÍAF || <span class="fryas">LÍAST || most dear/preferred || liefst | ||
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Superlative of [[HÁCH| | Superlative of <span class="fryas">[[HÁCH|HÁCH]]</span> (‘high’, Dutch: ‘hoog’) would be <span class="fryas">HÁCHST</span> or <span class="fryas">HÁGEST</span>, from which the [[wikipedia:Augustus_(title)|name/title ''Augustus'']] may have been derived. | ||
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| positive degree | superlative | English | Dutch |
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| GRÁT | GRÁTESTE, GRÁTESTA, ALDERGRÁTESTE | greatest (of all) | grootst |
| VR, OVER | VRESTE | supreme, most over | overst |
| LÉT | LESTA, LESTEN, LERST(-A/-E) | last | laatste |
| SKÉN | SKÉNESTA, SKÉNNESTE | prettiest, most shining | schoonst |
| GOD / BÁT(-E/-A)? | BESTA, ALDERBESTE, ALDERBESTA | best (of all) | best |
| ALD | ÔLDESTA, ALDESTA, ALDESTE, ALDER.ALDESTA | oldest (of all) | oudst |
| JONG | JONGESTE, JONGGOSTE | youngest | jongst |
| LESTIG | LESTIGOSTE | most cunning | listigst |
| FIN | FINNESTE | finest | fijnst |
| KLOK | KLOKESTE | cleverest | kloekst |
| FROM | FROMESTA | most pious | vroomst |
| BLÍD | BLÍDESTE | most joyous | blijst |
| FOR | FORESTA | foremost | voorst |
| ÉR | ÉROST, ÉRIST, ÉROSTA, ÉROSTE | first | eerst |
| STOR | STORESTE, STOROSTE, STOROSTA | largest, sturdiest, strongest | stoerst |
| MIN | MINNISTE, ALDERMINESTA | least (of all) | minst |
| NÉI | NÉISTA | nearest | naast |
| WIS | WISTA, WISESTA | wisest | wijst |
| LUKICH | LUKIGOSTE | most lucky/happy/fortunate | gelukkigst |
| DJAR | DJAROSTA | dearest | dierbaarst |
| MID(-DEL/-DEN) | MIDLOSTA, MIDLOSTE | most in the middle | middelst |
| EnG | EnGOSTA | only | enig (informal, slang: enigst) |
| UT | ÛTROSTE, UTROSTE | utter | uiterst |
| SÛDLIK | SÛDLIKOSTE | southernmost | zuidelijkst |
| LÍAF | LÍAST | most dear/preferred | liefst |
Superlative of HÁCH (‘high’, Dutch: ‘hoog’) would be HÁCHST or HÁGEST, from which the name/title Augustus may have been derived.