Fast

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 · 1889 · p. 9

adj. firm, fixed, SkD; fest , S; faste , adv. fast, firmly, quickly, soon, PP, S, C2; securely, S; feste , S; fast , soon, PP; close, S2; ueste , S; uaste , S2. Phr. : fast aboute , very eager, G.—AS. fæst , firm.