† speediheadn.
Obsolete. rare.
Swiftness, rapidity.
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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun]
swiftnessc888
speedOE
swiftship?c1225
swifthead1340
speedfulnessc1386
quickness?a1425
hastinessc1425
speediheadc1450
swiftinessa1464
radeur1477
celerity1483
speediness1530
swithnessc1540
velocity1555
raptness1582
pernicity1592
rapidity1601
fastness1604
fleetness1625
rida1642
rapidness1650
mercuriousnessa1661
c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 185 Þe thridde spanne in þe handyl of þi schryfte muste be spedyhed, wyth-outyn delaying.
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