a. Forms: 1 westmæst, 1, 6 Sc., westmest (1 weste-), 6 Sc. -mast, 6–7 Sc. -maist; 3, 6– westmost (9 Sc. wastmost). [f. WEST adv. + -MOST.] Most westerly; westernmost.

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825.  in Birch, Cartul. Sax., I. 542. Ærest of þam west mæstan æwylle … upp to þam ealdan herepaðe.

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c. 893.  K. Ælfred, Oros., VI. i. Romana [onweald] … is mæst & westmest. Ibid. On þæm westemestan [onwealde], þæt is Roma.

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c. 972.  in Kemble, Cod. Dipl., III. 262. Þæs landes ʓemæra þe ʓebyriað into þære westmestan hide.

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1297.  R. Glouc. (Rolls), 4495. Fram þe weste syde of þe world to þe est moste ende, þo adde king arþure ywonne fram þe west moste se.

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1456.  Exch. Rolls Scot., VI. 224. Onerat se … de ix li. de Mydmeststede de Warmwod. Et de ix li. de Westmeststede ejusdem. Et de ix li. de Estmeststede de Langhop.

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1510.  in Laing Charters (1899), 70. The haile foirland of the said tenement with the westmost ȝharde.

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1595.  Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot., 90/2. To the westmest dyk of the eistmest cornefauld.

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1632.  Lithgow, Trav., I. 23. Gayetta, the West-most confine … of the Neapolitan Kingdome.

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1800.  W. Taylor, in Monthly Mag., VIII. 684. They are the westmost portion of the horde.

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1805.  State, Leslie of Powis, etc. 56 (Jam.). That the westmost sight was above the Fluicky-shot.

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1871.  Daily News, 27 Jan., 6/2. A vague and dim attempt on the part of the French heavily-armed batteries at St. Ouen to enfilade our westmost one at Ormeson.

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