English
masterfast
Masterfast comes from Middle English masterfast.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500masterfast
- Englishearliest quotation 1841same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500masterfast
- Englishearliest quotation 1841same form
Earliest quotation: 1841, John Fenn, Paston Letters: “I will not make me masterfast with my Lord…”
Every English word from Middle English masterfast
Today it means
adj Bound to a master
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English masterfast / masterfast