† ˈnetherest, a. Obs.
[A superlative formed on nether a.; cf. OFris. nithereste, nedereste, MDu. nederste, OHG. nidirôsto (MHG. nidereste), MSw. nidherst(a, MDa. ne(d)erste (Sw. and Da. nederst).]
Lowest, undermost. Also absol.
| a 1300 E.E. Psalter cxxxviii. 15 Þou made..þe staþelnes of me In netherest of erthe to be. c 1374 Chaucer Boeth. i. pr. i. (1868) 5 In þe neþerest[e] hem or bordure of þese cloþes. 1417 in Surtees Misc. (1890) 12 Un to the netherest stake safe ane. c 1440 Jacob's Well 281 False cristene men schul be nethirest in helle. 1558 N. Grimalde Cicero's Offices Pref., This learning teacheth, so much to graunt the vital part and the netherest. |