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fast1 firm OE.; rapid (after the adv.) XVI; dissipated XVIII. OE. fæst = OS. fast (Du. vast), OHG. festi (G. fest), ON, fastr; prob. orig. :- Gmc. *fastuz (but transf. to other declensions in some langs.).
So adv. firmly OE.; closely; quickly; rapidly XIII; dissipatedly XVII. OE. fæste = OS. fasto (Du. vast), OHG. fasto (G. fast almost), ON. fast :- Gmc. *fastō.

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