unfastadj.

Forms: Also Middle English unfest(e.

Etymology: Old English unfæst (un- prefix¹ 1), = West Frisian on-, ûnfest, Middle Dutch and Dutch onvast, Middle High German unvast, Middle Danish ufast; Old High German unfesti, -vesti (Middle High German unveste, German unfest).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈfast.

Now rare.

1. Insecure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > insecure

unfastc888

unsure1426

unassuredc1430

unstable1565

insecurea1808

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective]

unfastc888

unstathelfasteOE

unsteadfasta1200

fleeting?c1225

changeablea1275

ficklea1275

unstablec1290

waveringc1315

flickerc1325

loose in the haftc1325

motleyc1380

unsadc1384

variablea1387

variantc1386

ticklec1400

inconstant1402

flitting1413

brittle1420

plianta1425

mutablec1425

shittle1440

shittle-witted1448

moonishc1450

unconstant1483

unfirm1483

varying?a1500

pliablea1513

fluctuant1575

changeling1577

shittle-headed1580

cheverel1583

off and on1583

chameleon-like1589

changeful1590

limber1602

unsteady1604

ticklish1606

skittish1609

startling1619

labile1623

uncertaina1625

cheverelized1625

remuant1625

fluctuate1631

fluctuary1632

various1636

contrarious1643

epileptical1646

fluxilea1654

shittle-braineda1655

multivolent1656

totter-headed1662

on and off1668

self-inconsistent1678

weathercocka1680

whifflinga1680

versatile1682

veering1684

fast and loose1697

inconsistent1709

insteadfast1728

unfixing1810

unsteadied1814

chameleonic1821

labefact1874

ballastless1884

weathercocky1886

whiffle-minded1902

c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xi. §2 For þæm þe ægþer is unfæst, ge seo wyrd ge seo gesælð.

c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care 37.

a1300 E.E. Psalter xvii. 40 Þou tobreddest mi gainges under me, And mi steppes noght unfest þai be.

a1300 E.E. Psalter xxvi. 4 Mi faas þat are, Þai are unfest and felle sare.

13.. Prose Psalter (Dublin MS.) cviii. 23 Myn knowes beþ vnfast for fastyng.

c1584 T. Mathew Let. in N. Harris Mem. Sir C. Hatton (1847) 407 You be not the first, Sir,..that have found both friends unfast and neighbours unthankful.

1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Unfast, not safe; not secure.

1883 R. W. Dixon Mano i. xiv. 45 Ah, could he but have rent shame's unfast cloak, And seen her heart.

2. Not close or tight.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > not seaworthy or unstable > leaky

unstaunch1606

unstanched1607

untight1622

unfast1648

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck at Leken To Leake as unfast Vessels.

Derivatives

rare.

unˈfastness n. want of firmness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun]

unfastness1398

debility1570

insolidity1578

unsoundness1605

tenderness1708

flimsiness1816

immateriality1886

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xvii. cl Þat treen beþ scharp with pikes & þornes..comeþ of vnfastenes & vnsadnes of þe tre.

1616 T. Adams Forrest of Thornes in Divine Herball 121 He would haue it [sc. thorniness] caused by the insoliditie and vnfastnes of the tree.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† unfastv.

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a.

dialect. Obsolete.

= unfasten v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)]

unbindc950

undoc950

unleeseOE

breaka1225

unfest?c1225

leesea1325

loosena1382

unloosea1382

loose1388

resolvea1398

unlace?c1400

unfastenc1440

unloosen?a1475

to let slip1526

unbrace?1526

diffibulatea1538

unframe1567

unclit1587

undight1590

unclip1598

unclenchc1600

unreeve1600

unlock1609

ungrapple1611

unquilt1611

abstringe1623

renode1623

unspan1648

unfast1684

disengage1780

undub1807

unclap1846

1684 G. Meriton Praise Yorks. Ale Gloss. 112 To unfest is to untye or unloose.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unfast
释义	unfastadj. Forms: Also Middle English unfest(e. Etymology: Old English unfæst (un- prefix¹ 1), = West Frisian on-, ûnfest, Middle Dutch and Dutch onvast, Middle High German unvast, Middle Danish ufast; Old High German unfesti, -vesti (Middle High German unveste, German unfest).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈfast. Now rare. 1. Insecure. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > insecure unfastc888 unsure1426 unassuredc1430 unstable1565 insecurea1808 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [adjective] unfastc888 unstathelfasteOE unsteadfasta1200 fleeting?c1225 changeablea1275 ficklea1275 unstablec1290 waveringc1315 flickerc1325 loose in the haftc1325 motleyc1380 unsadc1384 variablea1387 variantc1386 ticklec1400 inconstant1402 flitting1413 brittle1420 plianta1425 mutablec1425 shittle1440 shittle-witted1448 moonishc1450 unconstant1483 unfirm1483 varying?a1500 pliablea1513 fluctuant1575 changeling1577 shittle-headed1580 cheverel1583 off and on1583 chameleon-like1589 changeful1590 limber1602 unsteady1604 ticklish1606 skittish1609 startling1619 labile1623 uncertaina1625 cheverelized1625 remuant1625 fluctuate1631 fluctuary1632 various1636 contrarious1643 epileptical1646 fluxilea1654 shittle-braineda1655 multivolent1656 totter-headed1662 on and off1668 self-inconsistent1678 weathercocka1680 whifflinga1680 versatile1682 veering1684 fast and loose1697 inconsistent1709 insteadfast1728 unfixing1810 unsteadied1814 chameleonic1821 labefact1874 ballastless1884 weathercocky1886 whiffle-minded1902 c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xi. §2 For þæm þe ægþer is unfæst, ge seo wyrd ge seo gesælð. c897 K. Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care 37. a1300 E.E. Psalter xvii. 40 Þou tobreddest mi gainges under me, And mi steppes noght unfest þai be. a1300 E.E. Psalter xxvi. 4 Mi faas þat are, Þai are unfest and felle sare. 13.. Prose Psalter (Dublin MS.) cviii. 23 Myn knowes beþ vnfast for fastyng. c1584 T. Mathew Let. in N. Harris Mem. Sir C. Hatton (1847) 407 You be not the first, Sir,..that have found both friends unfast and neighbours unthankful. 1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Unfast, not safe; not secure. 1883 R. W. Dixon Mano i. xiv. 45 Ah, could he but have rent shame's unfast cloak, And seen her heart. 2. Not close or tight. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > not seaworthy or unstable > leaky unstaunch1606 unstanched1607 untight1622 unfast1648 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck at Leken To Leake as unfast Vessels. Derivatives rare. unˈfastness n. want of firmness. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] unfastness1398 debility1570 insolidity1578 unsoundness1605 tenderness1708 flimsiness1816 immateriality1886 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xvii. cl Þat treen beþ scharp with pikes & þornes..comeþ of vnfastenes & vnsadnes of þe tre. 1616 T. Adams Forrest of Thornes in Divine Herball 121 He would haue it [sc. thorniness] caused by the insoliditie and vnfastnes of the tree. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † unfastv. Etymology: un- prefix² 1a. dialect. Obsolete. = unfasten v. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] unbindc950 undoc950 unleeseOE breaka1225 unfest?c1225 leesea1325 loosena1382 unloosea1382 loose1388 resolvea1398 unlace?c1400 unfastenc1440 unloosen?a1475 to let slip1526 unbrace?1526 diffibulatea1538 unframe1567 unclit1587 undight1590 unclip1598 unclenchc1600 unreeve1600 unlock1609 ungrapple1611 unquilt1611 abstringe1623 renode1623 unspan1648 unfast1684 disengage1780 undub1807 unclap1846 1684 G. Meriton Praise Yorks. Ale Gloss. 112 To unfest is to untye or unloose. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.c888v.1684
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