† yederadj.
Obsolete.
Quick; frequent.
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the world > time > frequency > [adjective]
commona1325
ofta1382
yedera1400
oftena1450
thick?c1450
repeated1577
obvious1586
crebrousc1600
frequent1604
thick and threefold1615
oftentime1876
oft-time1895
the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective]
hiefulc1230
hastyc1330
swift1340
graithfula1400
yedera1400
short1480
speedy1529
expedite1540
quick1548
postingc1553
hasting1566
rushing1694
nimble1707
presto1767
presto change1835
quick-action1887
presto changeo1923
knife-edge1969
light speed1987
a1400–50 Wars Alex. 5042 So did his princes..for pete of him-selfe, With ȝedire ȝoskingis & ȝerre ȝett out to grete.
Derivatives
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the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [adverb]
yeverlyeOE
cofeOE
snellya1000
whatlichea1000
swiftlyc1000
yernea1023
skeetc1175
swithc1175
whatec1175
lightly?c1225
tidelyc1225
fastlyc1275
swithc1275
fastc1300
quickc1300
titec1300
quicklya1325
rada1325
snellc1330
titelyc1330
swithly?1370
hastlya1375
ketlya1375
ketec1380
speedlyc1380
speedfully1398
keenlya1400
skeetlya1400
speedilya1400
swiftc1400
yederlyc1400
apacea1423
rasha1475
runninglyc1475
speedful?c1480
rackly?a1500
rashly1533
stiffly1535
roundly1548
post1549
fleet1587
fleetly1598
speedy1601
raptly1646
fastisha1650
wingedly1651
rapidly1653
rapid1677
velociously1680
express1765
quicklike1782
spankingly1803
spankily1842
fleetingly1883
quick-foot1891
on the quick-foot1894
zippily1924
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1215 I ȝelde me ȝederly, & ȝeȝe after grace.
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 463 He..sone ȝederly for-ȝete ȝister-day steuen.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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