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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Nail(e)fast, a. [Late ME. (1428) and e.m.E. nayle-, nailfast: cf. MDu. nagelvast, MLG. naelvast, etc., ON. nagl(a)fastr (Sw. nagelfast, Dan. naglefast).] Secured by nails. — 1464 Aberd. B. Rec. MS. V. i. 522.
A met almary … and a schryne and a cruse and all uthir thingis that ar nailefast
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"Nailfast adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/nailefast>
