See wordfast on Wiktionary
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{ "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "word", "3": "fast" }, "expansion": "word + fast", "name": "af" } ], "etymology_text": "From word + fast.", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "?" }, "expansion": "wordfast", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English adjectives", "English compound terms", "English dated terms", "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English literary terms", "English poetic terms", "English terms with obsolete senses", "English terms with quotations", "English terms with rare senses", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1862, James Gurnhill, The Breeches Bible, Considered as the Basis for Remarks, Critical and Philological, on the English Language, page 31:", "text": "Shamefast is one of a group and family of words, in all which fast constitutes the second syllable, thus steadfast (A.S. Staðolfæst), wordfast; and those good old words rootfast and rootfastness, which we have now let go.\"", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1874, Reid Tranmar, Legends of York and Other Poems, page 6:", "text": "\"Aye, Lord of Deira, I hie back at dawning; Wikhelm is wordfast, Despite of her scorning", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1894, Albany Featherstonehaugh Major, Sagas and Songs of the Norsemen, page 26:", "text": "Thereto said Biorn: \" Yea, I know thee now, Allfather! But a wordfast man am I, And pledged to serve the White Christ by my vow.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "True to one's word, keeping one's word." ], "links": [ [ "word", "word" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(dated, obsolete, literary, poetic, rare) True to one's word, keeping one's word." ], "tags": [ "dated", "literary", "obsolete", "poetic", "rare" ] } ], "word": "wordfast" }
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