Middle English Dictionary Entry
impet n.
Entry Info
Forms | impet n. |
Etymology | L impetus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Speed, rapid movement.
Associated quotations
- a1500(?a1450) GRom.(Hrl 7333)247 : He yede thedir..yf he myght see eny shippe come; he sawe oon drivinge withe a grete ympet.