What is this word?

Comments (3)

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   laurelroots (26 Oct 2011)

   "hastened"
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   blake (27 Oct 2011)

   Thanks for your keen eye. That makes perfect sense now.
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   laurelroots (28 Oct 2011)

   I recently spent a lot of time trying to read Norwegian notes on the backs of photos while simultaneously trying to translate them. After that, this English word jumped out at me fairly quickly!