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

	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