† fastlingsadv.

Forms: 1500s fastlingis.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fast adv., -lings suffix.

Etymology: < fast adv. + -lings suffix.

Scottish. Obsolete. rare.

Almost, nearly. Cf. fastly adv. 5.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > nearly or closely

nighlyOE

nighc1387

throng?a1425

justc1440

narrowly1487

foot-hot1513

meeta1522

hardly1554

fastlings1568

nearly1569

neara1592

close1596

closely1634

nicely1690

narrow1697

snugly1800

snug1831

tight1888

1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) 23 Now all sic game is fastlingis gone Bot gif it be amangis clovin Robbynis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).

单词	fastlings
释义	† fastlingsadv. Forms: 1500s fastlingis. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fast adv., -lings suffix. Etymology: < fast adv. + -lings suffix. Scottish. Obsolete. rare. Almost, nearly. Cf. fastly adv. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > nearly or closely nighlyOE nighc1387 throng?a1425 justc1440 narrowly1487 foot-hot1513 meeta1522 hardly1554 fastlings1568 nearly1569 neara1592 close1596 closely1634 nicely1690 narrow1697 snugly1800 snug1831 tight1888 1568 A. Scott Poems (1896) 23 Now all sic game is fastlingis gone Bot gif it be amangis clovin Robbynis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021). < adv.1568
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