Middle English Dictionary Entry
hōl-vast adj.
Entry Info
Forms | hōl-vast adj. |
Etymology | OE hāl-fæst |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Pious.
Associated quotations
- a1225 Wint.Ben.Rule (Cld D.3)97/3 : Mid hyre andeatnysse unwreo hiȝ hyre abbodesse odðe sumre gastlicre swuster, þe holuast sy.