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Middle English
Etymology 1
- -liest, -likest, -lykest, -lekest, -lekist, -lekyst, -lokest, -lokes, -lokkest, -lokste, -lokst, -lukest, -lucest
Suffix
-lyest
- superlative degree of -ly (“adjectival suffix”)
Etymology 2
Suffix
-lyest
- superlative degree of -ly (“adverbial suffix”)