† on fasteadv.

Forms: early Middle English an uest, early Middle English an veste, early Middle English on feste, early Middle English on uæste, early Middle English on uaste, early Middle English on ueste, early Middle English on west, 1500s on faste.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English on oueste.

Etymology: Probably an alteration of on oueste in haste (see anewst adv.), after onfast adv.In quot. 1576 probably independently re-formed < on prep. + fast adv.

Obsolete.

Swiftly, speedily; = fast adv. 7.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase]

on fastec1275

as greyhound (let out) of leasha1300

a good (also great, etc.) shake13..

in hastec1300

(wiþ) gret yre13..

in speeda1325

good speeda1400

on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1508

with post1569

on or upon the speed1632

on the run?1679

by the run1787

like a house on fire (also afire)1809

at the double-quick1834

with a run1834

fast and furious1851

at the double1860

at the rate of knots1892

for (or on) the (high) jump1905

like blue murder1914

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 729 Balu com on ueste.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 5353 Sum on uæste bæh in-to þere burh.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 11269 Þe king..on uaste iueng fæiere his iweden.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 11697 Sonde he sende sone an uest touward Rome.

1576 R. Robinson Citizen of London in Certain Sel. Hists. l. 59 The fishes friskyng to and fro..when thou feelest them feede on faste, Drawe vp the fishe on lande them caste.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	on faste
释义	† on fasteadv. Forms: early Middle English an uest, early Middle English an veste, early Middle English on feste, early Middle English on uæste, early Middle English on uaste, early Middle English on ueste, early Middle English on west, 1500s on faste. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: English on oueste. Etymology: Probably an alteration of on oueste in haste (see anewst adv.), after onfast adv.In quot. 1576 probably independently re-formed < on prep. + fast adv. Obsolete. Swiftly, speedily; = fast adv. 7. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swiftly [phrase] on fastec1275 as greyhound (let out) of leasha1300 a good (also great, etc.) shake13.. in hastec1300 (wiþ) gret yre13.. in speeda1325 good speeda1400 on (also upon) the wing or one's wing1508 with post1569 on or upon the speed1632 on the run?1679 by the run1787 like a house on fire (also afire)1809 at the double-quick1834 with a run1834 fast and furious1851 at the double1860 at the rate of knots1892 for (or on) the (high) jump1905 like blue murder1914 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 729 Balu com on ueste. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 5353 Sum on uæste bæh in-to þere burh. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 11269 Þe king..on uaste iueng fæiere his iweden. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) 11697 Sonde he sende sone an uest touward Rome. 1576 R. Robinson Citizen of London in Certain Sel. Hists. l. 59 The fishes friskyng to and fro..when thou feelest them feede on faste, Drawe vp the fishe on lande them caste. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adv.c1275
随便看	bone spavin bone spirit bone spur bone structure bone thrower bone ticket bone tissue bone to pick bone tool bone tumour bone turquoise bone up on bone, boun, boon voyage bone-baster bone-bleached bone-boiling bone-breaker bone-breaking bone-building bone-casing bone-chilled bone-chilling bone-collector bone-colour bone-coloured