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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HASTIE, v. To hasten, hurry (Abd. 1956).Sc. 1901 N.E.D. s.v.:
He told them to hastie.

[O.Sc. has ha(i)sty, id., 1530. But the mod. form is phs. rather a new formation from the common phr. “haste ye!”, where the pron. has fused with the v.]

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