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Fast-gong
† Fast-gong Obs. [f. fast n. + ME. gong, act of going, see gang. Cf. ON. fǫstugangr.] Shrove-Tuesday; = Fastingong. Also attrib. in Fastgong-tide (spelt after Norfolk pronunciation fasguntide), Shrove-tide.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 151/1 Fast gonge, or schroffetyde, or gowtyde, carniprivium. 1674–81 Bloun... Oxford English Dictionary
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Shrove-tide
ˈShrove-tide Also 5 schrof-, -ffe-, shorff-, 5–6 shrof(f)-, 6 north. s(c)hraf-, 6–7 shros- (?); 6 shrosty (?), shrovety. [Of obscure origin. The first element is undoubtedly related to shrive and refers to the custom of being shriven in preparation for Lent. An OE. *scráf shriving, confession, f. sc... Oxford English Dictionary
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fast
▪ I. fast, n.1 (fɑːst, -æ-) Also 3–6 faste, Orm. fasste. [Early ME. faste, prob. a. ON. fasta (Da. faste, Sw. fasta), = OS. fasta, OHG. fasta (MHG. vaste), f. OTeut. fastêjan to fast. The OE. synonym was fæsten: see fasten n.] 1. An act or instance of fasting: a. as a religious observance, or as an ... Oxford English Dictionary
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