† onfastprep.adv.

Forms: early Middle English anfest, early Middle English onfast, early Middle English onfest, early Middle English onuast, early Middle English onuest, early Middle English onvæst, early Middle English onnfasst ( Ormulum).

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an early Scandinavian lexical item. Etymons: on- prefix, fast adj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < on- prefix + fast adj., after early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic áfastr , Old Swedish afaster joined or attached to). Perhaps compare also anewst adv. and prep. Compare later on faste adv.

Obsolete.

A. prep.

Near to, close on, ‘fast by’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > very near

onfastc1175

fastc1300

closea1400

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 8134 He wass i cwarrterrne þa Onnfasstte kingess bure.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9869 Staness..stodenn þær onnfasst te flumm.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 5 Laȝamon wonede at Ernleȝe..on-fest Radestone [c1300 Otho faste bi].

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 1425 He makede an temple onfest [c1300 Otho anewest] þe baðe.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15330 Forð he gon liðe in-to Lundene. and aneouste gunnen wende on-fast Westmustre.

B. adv.

Nearby.

ΚΠ

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 3334 Þær onn fasst i þatt illke land. Wass seȝhenn mikell takenn.

c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 3358 Her onn fasst he borenn iss I dauiþþ kingess chesstre.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 847 In-to ane þicke wode þa þer on uest wes [c1300 Otho was anewiest.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	onfast
释义	† onfastprep.adv. Forms: early Middle English anfest, early Middle English onfast, early Middle English onfest, early Middle English onuast, early Middle English onuest, early Middle English onvæst, early Middle English onnfasst ( Ormulum). Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation; modelled on an early Scandinavian lexical item. Etymons: on- prefix, fast adj. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < on- prefix + fast adj., after early Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic áfastr , Old Swedish afaster joined or attached to). Perhaps compare also anewst adv. and prep. Compare later on faste adv. Obsolete. A. prep. Near to, close on, ‘fast by’. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adverb] > very near onfastc1175 fastc1300 closea1400 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 8134 He wass i cwarrterrne þa Onnfasstte kingess bure. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9869 Staness..stodenn þær onnfasst te flumm. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 5 Laȝamon wonede at Ernleȝe..on-fest Radestone [c1300 Otho faste bi]. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 1425 He makede an temple onfest [c1300 Otho anewest] þe baðe. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15330 Forð he gon liðe in-to Lundene. and aneouste gunnen wende on-fast Westmustre. B. adv. Nearby. ΚΠ c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 3334 Þær onn fasst i þatt illke land. Wass seȝhenn mikell takenn. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 3358 Her onn fasst he borenn iss I dauiþþ kingess chesstre. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) 847 In-to ane þicke wode þa þer on uest wes [c1300 Otho was anewiest.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < prep.adv.c1175
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