† nailfastadj.

Forms: see nail n. and fast adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nail n., fast adj.

Etymology: < nail n. + fast adj. Compare Old Frisian neilfest, Middle Dutch nagelvast, naghelvast, negelvast (Dutch †nagelvast), Middle Low German nāgelvast, German (rare) nagelfest, Old Icelandic naglafastr, naglfastr, Old Swedish naghlfastr (Swedish nagelfast), Norwegian naglefast, Danish nagelfast.

Obsolete. rare.

Fastened with nails.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [adjective] > with nails

nailedeOE

nailfast1428

clenchedc1440

nailed-on1683

toed1877

thumbtacked1966

1428 Will of William Warde (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/3) f. 75^v (MED) Ita quod nichil dict. rotefast vel naylefast inde capiat.

1464 MS Rec. Aberdeen V. i. 522 A met almary..and a schryne and a cruse and all uthir thingis that ar nailefast.

1640 Will Cowper (Somerset Ho.) All goods nailfast in the said house.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	nailfast
释义	† nailfastadj. Forms: see nail n. and fast adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nail n., fast adj. Etymology: < nail n. + fast adj. Compare Old Frisian neilfest, Middle Dutch nagelvast, naghelvast, negelvast (Dutch †nagelvast), Middle Low German nāgelvast, German (rare) nagelfest, Old Icelandic naglafastr, naglfastr, Old Swedish naghlfastr (Swedish nagelfast), Norwegian naglefast, Danish nagelfast. Obsolete. rare. Fastened with nails. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > fastening > [adjective] > with nails nailedeOE nailfast1428 clenchedc1440 nailed-on1683 toed1877 thumbtacked1966 1428 Will of William Warde (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/3) f. 75^v (MED) Ita quod nichil dict. rotefast vel naylefast inde capiat. 1464 MS Rec. Aberdeen V. i. 522 A met almary..and a schryne and a cruse and all uthir thingis that ar nailefast. 1640 Will Cowper (Somerset Ho.) All goods nailfast in the said house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1428
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