swift-footadj.n.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswift-foot.

A. adj.

= swift-footed adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [adjective] > performed with or accompanied by running > swift of foot

lightOE

fiery-footed1565

fleet-foot1593

swift-foot1594

wind-foot1598

swift-footed1609

footed as (also like, with) the wind1612

fast-footed?1615

swift-heeled1634

fleet-footed1726

wind-footed1848

1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia iii. ii. 4 The Scithian swift-foote feareles Porters.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 463 The swift-foot Tigre, nor fierce Lyonesse.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiv. 151 Go, swift foot Iris.

1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iv. iii. 194 The streames of swift-foot Rhene.

1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids iv. 180 Swift are her wings to cleave the air, swift~foot she treads the earth.

B. n.

A swift-footed person or animal, a fast runner; spec. = courser n.³

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > running > a runner > a swift runner

hare-footc1410

flight1579

swift-foot1825

scud1857

sharpshins1883

rabbit1925

speedster1927

1825 P. J. Selby Illustr. Brit. Ornithol.: Pt. 1st 334 Cream-coloured Swiftfoot. Cursorius Isabellinus.

1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air i. §20 The two Harpies, ‘Stormswift’ and ‘Swiftfoot’, are the sisters of the rainbow.

1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. xi. 209 The spirit of the Swiftfoot, the glorious Æacus' seed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	swift-foot
释义	swift-footadj.n. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswift-foot. A. adj. = swift-footed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [adjective] > performed with or accompanied by running > swift of foot lightOE fiery-footed1565 fleet-foot1593 swift-foot1594 wind-foot1598 swift-footed1609 footed as (also like, with) the wind1612 fast-footed?1615 swift-heeled1634 fleet-footed1726 wind-footed1848 1594 T. Kyd tr. R. Garnier Cornelia iii. ii. 4 The Scithian swift-foote feareles Porters. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. ii. 463 The swift-foot Tigre, nor fierce Lyonesse. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxiv. 151 Go, swift foot Iris. 1635 F. Quarles Emblemes iv. iii. 194 The streames of swift-foot Rhene. 1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids iv. 180 Swift are her wings to cleave the air, swift~foot she treads the earth. B. n. A swift-footed person or animal, a fast runner; spec. = courser n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > going swiftly on foot > [noun] > running > a runner > a swift runner hare-footc1410 flight1579 swift-foot1825 scud1857 sharpshins1883 rabbit1925 speedster1927 1825 P. J. Selby Illustr. Brit. Ornithol.: Pt. 1st 334 Cream-coloured Swiftfoot. Cursorius Isabellinus. 1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air i. §20 The two Harpies, ‘Stormswift’ and ‘Swiftfoot’, are the sisters of the rainbow. 1887 W. Morris tr. Homer Odyssey I. xi. 209 The spirit of the Swiftfoot, the glorious Æacus' seed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1594
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