upperestadj.

Forms: Also Middle English uppurest, Middle English uppereste, Middle English upperist; 1500s upperst.

Etymology: A superlative form on upper adj. Compare Middle Dutch upperst (Dutch and Flemish opperst), Low German upperst, üpperst, Swedish and older Danish ypperst, Norwegian ypparst, yppast best, choicest.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈupperest.

Now rare.

a. Most high in situation, position, or rank; uppermost, highest, loftiest; †outermost. In modern use rare for uppermost.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adjective]

firsteOE

headOE

highOE

greatc1350

upperestc1374

chief1377

singular1377

principala1382

royalc1425

cardinal1440

pre-eminenta1460

praisea1475

main1480

maina1525

primary1565

captain1566

arch1574

mistressa1586

capital1597

topless1609

primea1616

metropolitan1635

transeminent1660

whole1675

uppermost1680

primus inter pares1688

topping1694

Sudder1787

par excellence1839

banner1840

primatial1892

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position

highestOE

umestOE

overesta1325

upperestc1374

overmosta1382

supremec1487

upmost1488

uppermostc1500

highermost1593

top1595

topmost1697

headmost1758

culminant1849

tip-topmost1937

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > of highest social rank

highestOE

mosta1300

upperestc1374

uppermost1876

rankest1907

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > outerwear > [adjective]

umestc1400

uttermostc1471

upper1526

upperest1548

uppermost1548

utmost?1553

upmost1592

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) i. pr. i. 2 By whiche degrees men myhten clymbyn fro the nethereste lettre to the vppereste.

a1400 K. Alis. (Linc.) 7068 Þeose seresys..Vppurest folk buþ of ynde.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 62 b/1 Moyses..made hym upperist bysshop for his fader Aaron.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 76 b/1 She wente up in the upperist cubicle of the hows.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxxv^v We men, that..holden the vpperest degre vnder god of benigne thinges.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. ij^v His grace ware in his vpperst apparell, a robe of Crimosyn Veluet.

1874 M. Collins & F. Collins Frances III. 212 An American of the very upperest five hundred.1880 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) II. xii. 15 Above the Round House, on what might be called the upperest Thames.

b. absol. The uppermost or highest point.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > highest point or top

headOE

copa1000

heightOE

topc1000

highestlOE

crest1382

coperounc1400

summita1425

summity?a1425

toppet1439

altitude?a1475

upperest1484

principala1533

pitcha1552

supremity1584

culm1587

period1595

spire1600

upward1608

cope1609

fastigium1641

vertex1641

culmen1646

supreme1652

tip-top1702

peak1785

helm1893

altaltissimo1975

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iii. iii He that..is atte vpperest of the whele of fortune, may wel falle doune.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	upperest
释义	upperestadj. Forms: Also Middle English uppurest, Middle English uppereste, Middle English upperist; 1500s upperst. Etymology: A superlative form on upper adj. Compare Middle Dutch upperst (Dutch and Flemish opperst), Low German upperst, üpperst, Swedish and older Danish ypperst, Norwegian ypparst, yppast best, choicest.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈupperest. Now rare. a. Most high in situation, position, or rank; uppermost, highest, loftiest; †outermost. In modern use rare for uppermost. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adjective] firsteOE headOE highOE greatc1350 upperestc1374 chief1377 singular1377 principala1382 royalc1425 cardinal1440 pre-eminenta1460 praisea1475 main1480 maina1525 primary1565 captain1566 arch1574 mistressa1586 capital1597 topless1609 primea1616 metropolitan1635 transeminent1660 whole1675 uppermost1680 primus inter pares1688 topping1694 Sudder1787 par excellence1839 banner1840 primatial1892 the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position highestOE umestOE overesta1325 upperestc1374 overmosta1382 supremec1487 upmost1488 uppermostc1500 highermost1593 top1595 topmost1697 headmost1758 culminant1849 tip-topmost1937 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > of highest social rank highestOE mosta1300 upperestc1374 uppermost1876 rankest1907 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > outerwear > [adjective] umestc1400 uttermostc1471 upper1526 upperest1548 uppermost1548 utmost?1553 upmost1592 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Cambr.) i. pr. i. 2 By whiche degrees men myhten clymbyn fro the nethereste lettre to the vppereste. a1400 K. Alis. (Linc.) 7068 Þeose seresys..Vppurest folk buþ of ynde. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 62 b/1 Moyses..made hym upperist bysshop for his fader Aaron. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 76 b/1 She wente up in the upperist cubicle of the hows. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer i. f. cccxxxv^v We men, that..holden the vpperest degre vnder god of benigne thinges. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. ij^v His grace ware in his vpperst apparell, a robe of Crimosyn Veluet. 1874 M. Collins & F. Collins Frances III. 212 An American of the very upperest five hundred.1880 W. Morris in J. W. Mackail Life W. Morris (1899) II. xii. 15 Above the Round House, on what might be called the upperest Thames. b. absol. The uppermost or highest point. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > highest point or top headOE copa1000 heightOE topc1000 highestlOE crest1382 coperounc1400 summita1425 summity?a1425 toppet1439 altitude?a1475 upperest1484 principala1533 pitcha1552 supremity1584 culm1587 period1595 spire1600 upward1608 cope1609 fastigium1641 vertex1641 culmen1646 supreme1652 tip-top1702 peak1785 helm1893 altaltissimo1975 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope iii. iii He that..is atte vpperest of the whele of fortune, may wel falle doune. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † upperestadv. Forms: In Middle English up(p)rest. Etymology: < upper adv. Obsolete. rare. In the highest place or position. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adverb] > highest highestOE overestc1443 upperest1481 uppermost1481 1481 in H. E. Malden Cely Papers (1900) 71 vij packes..lying be afte the maste, j pack lyeth upprest. 1481 in H. E. Malden Cely Papers (1900) 72 A few broken felles and pesys..lyeth uprest nexte the maste. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.c1374adv.1481
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upperestadj.

† upperestadv.