Meaning of wordfast | Babel Free

Definitions

True to one's word, keeping one's word.

dated, literary, obsolete, poetic, rare

Examples

“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."”

“"Aye, Lord of Deira, I hie back at dawning; Wikhelm is wordfast, Despite of her scorning”

“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.”

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