hastif

Old French edit

Etymology edit

From Frankish *haifst (“violence”). Compare Old High German heisti (“powerful”).

Adjective edit

hastif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular hastive)

speedy; quick
hurried

Declension edit

Declension of hastif

Number	Case	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Subject	hastifs	hastive	hastif
Singular	Oblique	hastif	hastive		hastive	hastif
Plural	Subject	hastif	hastives		hastif
Plural	Oblique	hastifs	hastives		hastives	hastif

Derived terms edit

hastivement

Descendants edit

French: hâtif
→ Middle English: hastif
- English: hastive

References edit

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

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