Middle English

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old English ūtfūs; equivalent to out- +‎ fous (eager).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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outfous

  1. (rare, poetic) eager to leave; ready to depart

References

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  1. ^ Patrick Stiles (2019 August 20) “Beowulf 33a and Hapax Legomena”, in Neophilologus, volume 104, →DOI, pages 255–261.