hastif

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Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *haifst (“violence”). Compare Old High German heisti (“powerful”).

Adjective

hastif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular hastive)

  1. speedy; quick
  2. hurried

Declension

Case masculine feminine neuter
singular subject hastifs hastive hastif
oblique hastif hastive hastif
plural subject hastif hastives hastif
oblique hastifs hastives hastif

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: hâtif
  • → Middle English: hastif

References

  • Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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