Middle English Dictionary Entry
nastī adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | nastī adj. Also naxti, naxtẹ̄. |
| Etymology | From ON; cp. Swed., Dan. nasket; see Björkman ESt. 30.377-8. The -ī is the ME adjectival suf. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Unclean, filthy.
Associated quotations
- c1390 In worschupe (Vrn)91 : Whon we be nasti, nouȝt at neode, Neore wimmen help, hou schulde we fare?
- a1400 Welcomers (Hrl 7322)252 : Nasty, sory, vnmiȝty..tria incomoda, que quilibet nostrum incurrit quando noscitur [?read: nascitur].
- c1440(a1400) Awntyrs Arth.(Thrn)185 : In dawngere and dole I downe and I duelle, Nasty [vrr. Naxte, Naxty] and nedfulle and nakede one nyghte.