English Explanatory Dictionary

earth-fast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Firm or planted in the earth, and difficult to remove.

Word forms

earth-fast earthfast

Etymology

From Middle English *erthfast, *erthfeste, from Old English eorþfæst (“earthfast, fixed in the earth, firm in the earth”), equivalent to earth + fast.

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