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enhaster (c.1334)
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enhaster (c.1334)

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(enhaus[t]ir  Cal Anc Pet 248)  
  FEW:  *haist 16,124b Gdf:  enhaster 1 3,187b GdfC: ∅ TL: enhaster 3,422 DEAF:  haste (enhaster) H272 DMF:  enhaster 2  TLF: ∅ OED:  enhaste v.  MED:  enhasten v.  DMLBS: ∅

v.trans.

to quicken, speed up: 
( c.1334; MS: s.xivm )  Puis G. a terre se mist, et enhasta (var. (A: c.1375) hasta) sa fute, tant q’il vient a la mere  TREVET Cron1 278.5

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haster1 
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