dekkist

Old High German

Etymology

Apparently the superlative degree of *dekki regularly formed using the suffix -ist; compare Old Norse þekkr.

Adjective

dekkist

  1. (hapax legomenon) dearest, most beloved

Usage notes

Only attested as a weak masculine nominative singular dechisto (normalized dekkisto).

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