Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

wordfast en · ADJ

Etymology

From word + fast.

Meanings

  1. (dated, literary, obsolete, poetic, rare) True to one's word, keeping one's word.
    • Thereto said Biorn: " Yea, I know thee now, Allfather! But a wordfast man am I, And pledged to serve the White Christ by my vow. 1894, Albany Featherstonehaugh Major, Sagas and Songs of the Norsemen, page 26:
    • Shamefast is one of a group and family of words, in all which fast constitutes the second syllable, thus steadfast (A.S. Staðolfæst), wordfast; and those good old words rootfast and rootfastness, which we have now let go." 1862, James Gurnhill, The Breeches Bible, Considered as the Basis for Remarks, Critical and Philological, on the English Language, page 31:
    • "Aye, Lord of Deira, I hie back at dawning; Wikhelm is wordfast, Despite of her scorning 1874, Reid Tranmar, Legends of York and Other Poems, page 6: