hastif

Old French

Etymology

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

Adjective

hastif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular hastive)

1. speedy; quick
2. hurried

Declension

Declension of hastif

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

Derived terms

• hastivement

Descendants

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

References

• Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper