hindmostadj.

/ˈhʌɪndməʊst/

Forms: Middle English–1500s hen-, Middle English hynd-, 1500s hyn-, 1500s–1800s hin-, 1500s– hind-; Middle English -mast, 1500s -mest, 1800s Scottish -maist, Middle English– -most.

Etymology: apparently < hind adj. + -most suffix: see hind adj. The similarity to Gothic hindumist , and the analogy of Middle English formest , foremost adj. and adv., have given rise to the conjecture that this is a double superlative, < Old English hindema + -est suffix; but the Old English word is known only once in Beowulf, and there is a chasm of 500 or 600 years between this and Barbour's henmast. Modern Scots uses hinmest of time and succession, hintmest of fixed position.

a. Furthest behind or in the rear; last in position; last come to; most remote.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective] > farthest back

hindermost1398

hinderestc1405

hindmost1487

last1549

backermost1669

tail1673

rearmost1718

backmost1782

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > most distant or remotest

utterestc1200

lastc1225

furthestc1374

farthest1377

lattera1382

outmosta1382

outerestc1392

uttermost1398

yondermest1513

farmost1581

hindmost1596

yondmost1608

extremea1616

farthermost1619

furthermost1765

endermost1803

ultimate1848

endmost1879

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xii. 268 To meit thame that first sall assemmyll So stoutly that the henmast [1489 Adv. henmaist] trymmyll.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 245 Gif the formast egirly Be met..The henmast [1489 Adv. henmaist] sall abasit be.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Macc. iv. 15 The hynmost of them were slayne.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 43 This [Dunesbe] is the last and hindmest hil in Scotland.

a1635 R. Corbet Iter Boreale in Certain Elegant Poems (1647) 9 They curse the formost, we the hindmost.

1723 tr. F. C. Weber Present State Russia I. 167 To the hindmost Recesses of Siberia.

1859 C. M. Yonge Cameos xlviii, in Monthly Packet Jan. 19 The hindmost declared they would not stop till they were even with the front.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vi. 42 The ridges..have their hindmost angles wasted off.

b. Proverbial phrase, the devil (Satan, hell) take the hindmost.

ΚΠ

1620 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Phylaster v. 58 They run all away, and cry, the diuell take the hindmost.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. ii. 120 Each man swore to doe his best..And bid the Devil take the hinmost.

1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 44 So take the hindmost Hell.—He said, and run.

1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 712 If Satan take the hindmost, who'd be last?

1890 Spectator 13 Sept. 331/1 A good example of the devil-take-the-hindmost attitude.

2. Last in order, succession, or time. (Chiefly Scottish)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > last in order

latemostOE

nextOE

aftermostOE

latestOE

lastc1175

outmost1447

terminalc1475

extreme1477

hindmost1526

final1530

lag1552

uttermosta1555

darrein1555

utter1558

lattermost1566

afterward1584

dernier1602

ultime1626

ultimate1728

postreme1814

1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Cor. iv. 9 My thynketh that god hath shewed vs which are apostles for the hynmost off all.

1567 Gude & Godlie B. 186 We salbe cruellest on the hindmest day.

1592 (?a1425) Chester Plays (BL Add.) (1843) I. 141 I come the hyndmoste [MS. 1607 hyndermost] of all.

15.. Aberd. Reg. (Jam.) To pa the henmest penny of the said fiftene £.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 326 Thair hindmest hand tha set not to the wark.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. i. 2 'Tis not his wont to be the hindmost man.

1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xi. 98 For the hinmost years o' his life.

1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xvi. 152 The henmost time I saw him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	hindmost
释义	hindmostadj. /ˈhʌɪndməʊst/ Forms: Middle English–1500s hen-, Middle English hynd-, 1500s hyn-, 1500s–1800s hin-, 1500s– hind-; Middle English -mast, 1500s -mest, 1800s Scottish -maist, Middle English– -most. Etymology: apparently < hind adj. + -most suffix: see hind adj. The similarity to Gothic hindumist , and the analogy of Middle English formest , foremost adj. and adv., have given rise to the conjecture that this is a double superlative, < Old English hindema + -est suffix; but the Old English word is known only once in Beowulf, and there is a chasm of 500 or 600 years between this and Barbour's henmast. Modern Scots uses hinmest of time and succession, hintmest of fixed position. 1. a. Furthest behind or in the rear; last in position; last come to; most remote. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > position at the back > [adjective] > farthest back hindermost1398 hinderestc1405 hindmost1487 last1549 backermost1669 tail1673 rearmost1718 backmost1782 the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > most distant or remotest utterestc1200 lastc1225 furthestc1374 farthest1377 lattera1382 outmosta1382 outerestc1392 uttermost1398 yondermest1513 farmost1581 hindmost1596 yondmost1608 extremea1616 farthermost1619 furthermost1765 endermost1803 ultimate1848 endmost1879 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xii. 268 To meit thame that first sall assemmyll So stoutly that the henmast [1489 Adv. henmaist] trymmyll. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) viii. 245 Gif the formast egirly Be met..The henmast [1489 Adv. henmaist] sall abasit be. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 1 Macc. iv. 15 The hynmost of them were slayne. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 43 This [Dunesbe] is the last and hindmest hil in Scotland. a1635 R. Corbet Iter Boreale in Certain Elegant Poems (1647) 9 They curse the formost, we the hindmost. 1723 tr. F. C. Weber Present State Russia I. 167 To the hindmost Recesses of Siberia. 1859 C. M. Yonge Cameos xlviii, in Monthly Packet Jan. 19 The hindmost declared they would not stop till they were even with the front. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vi. 42 The ridges..have their hindmost angles wasted off. b. Proverbial phrase, the devil (Satan, hell) take the hindmost. ΚΠ 1620 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Phylaster v. 58 They run all away, and cry, the diuell take the hindmost. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. ii. 120 Each man swore to doe his best..And bid the Devil take the hinmost. 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 44 So take the hindmost Hell.—He said, and run. 1811 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace 712 If Satan take the hindmost, who'd be last? 1890 Spectator 13 Sept. 331/1 A good example of the devil-take-the-hindmost attitude. 2. Last in order, succession, or time. (Chiefly Scottish) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > last in order latemostOE nextOE aftermostOE latestOE lastc1175 outmost1447 terminalc1475 extreme1477 hindmost1526 final1530 lag1552 uttermosta1555 darrein1555 utter1558 lattermost1566 afterward1584 dernier1602 ultime1626 ultimate1728 postreme1814 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Cor. iv. 9 My thynketh that god hath shewed vs which are apostles for the hynmost off all. 1567 Gude & Godlie B. 186 We salbe cruellest on the hindmest day. 1592 (?a1425) Chester Plays (BL Add.) (1843) I. 141 I come the hyndmoste [MS. 1607 hyndermost] of all. 15.. Aberd. Reg. (Jam.) To pa the henmest penny of the said fiftene £. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 326 Thair hindmest hand tha set not to the wark. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. i. 2 'Tis not his wont to be the hindmost man. View more context for this quotation 1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xi. 98 For the hinmost years o' his life. 1889 J. M. Barrie Window in Thrums xvi. 152 The henmost time I saw him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1487
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