| Speed (speed) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Speed |
[AS. sp(?)d
success, swiftness, from sp(?)wan to succeed; akin to D.
spoedd, OHG. spuot success, spuot to succees,
Skr. sph to increase, grow fat. ***radic]170b.] |
Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue;
success.
The act or state of moving swiftly;
swiftness; velocity; rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the
speed a horse or a vessel.
One who, or that which, causes or promotes
speed or success.
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| Speed (speed) |
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| v. i. | (sp***emacr]d) |
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| Speed |
| [imp.
*** p. p. Sped (sp&ebreve]d |
To go; to fare.
To experience in going; to have any
condition, good or ill; to fare.
To fare well; to have success; to
prosper.
To make haste; to move with
celerity.
To be expedient.
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To
cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid; to favor.
To cause to make haste; to dispatch with
celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to
hurry.
To hasten to a conclusion; to
expedite.
To hurry to destruction; to put an end to;
to ruin; to undo.
To wish success or god fortune to, in any
undertaking, especially in setting out upon a journey.
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