hastif

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Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

hastif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular hastive)

speedy; quick
hurried

Declension[edit]

Declension of hastif

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	hastifs	hastive	hastif
Singular	Oblique	hastif	hastive		hastive	hastif
Plural	Subject	hastif	hastives		hastif
Plural	Oblique	hastifs	hastives		hastives	hastif

Derived terms[edit]

hastivement

Descendants[edit]

French: hâtif
→ Middle English: hastif
- English: hastive

References[edit]

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

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