foothot en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English fot hot; equivalent to foot + hot.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Without stopping or slowing down; immediately, at once.
Thenne there came two knyȝtes of Northgales / that one hyghte Hewe de la montayne / and the other syr Madok de la montayne / & they chalengyd sire launcelot foote hote / Syr Launcelot not refusyng hem but made hym redy
1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xxviij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book IX:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more foothot | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most foothot | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |