helst

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse helzt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɛlst/, [hɛlˀsd̥] === Adverb === helst superlative degree of gerne (“willingly”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse helzt. === Adverb === helst superlative degree of gjarna (“willingly”) ==== Derived terms ==== helst ekki == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse helzt. === Adverb === helst superlative degree of gjerne (“willingly”) ==== Derived terms ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse helzt. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /hɛlst/ ==== Adverb ==== helst superlative degree of gjerne === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== helst past participle of helsa === References === “helst” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse helzt. === Pronunciation === === Adverb === helst superlative degree of gärna (“happily”): most of all (most preferably) preferably ==== Usage notes ==== Can also be analyzed as "most preferably" in (sense 2), which is closer to the native intuition: "The most preferred thing is to not drink corrosive acid." That meaning is equivalent to "preferably" though. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== hellre === Further reading === helst in Svensk ordbok.