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positive degree superlative English Dutch
GRÁT GRÁTESTE, GRÁTESTA, ALDERGRÁTESTE greatest (of all) grootst
VR, OVER VRESTE supreme, most over overst
LÉT LESTA, LESTEN 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
EN’G EN’GOSTA only enig (informal, slang: enigst)
UT ÛTROSTE, UTROSTE utter uiterst
SÛDLIK SÛDLIKOSTE southernmost zuidelijkst

Superlative of HÁCH (‘high’, Dutch: ‘hoog’) would be HÁCHST or HÁGEST, from which the name/title ‘Augustus’ may have been derived.