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wǽr-fæst

  • adjective
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wǽr-fæst, adj.
Faithful,
as an epithet of the Deity
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  • Waldend gemunde wǽrfæst (

    faithful to his covenant

    ) Abraham árlíce,
      Cd. Th. 156, 8; Gen. 2585.
  • Ús Hǽlend God wǽrfæst onwráh

    Jesus, faithful to the covenant, has revealed God to us,

      Exon. Th. 24, 13; Cri. 384.
  • Wǽrfæst Metod,

      Cd. Th. 79, 33; Gen. 1320: 175, 23; Gen. 2900.
of men
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  • Se eádega Loth, wǽrfæst, Waldende leóf,

      Cd. Th. 156, 29; Gen. 2596.
  • Hálig, wǽrfæst (

    Juliana

    ),
      Exon. Th. 256, 27; Jul. 238.
  • Wǽrfæst (

    St. Andrew), Andr. Kmbl. 2621; An. 1312: (Abraham ),

      Cd. Th. 1091, 7; Gen. 1819.
  • Fæder Abrahames, wǽrfæst hæle,

      104, 24; Gen. 1740.
  • Ne lǽt ðú (

    Abraham) ðé ðín mód ásealcan, wǽrfæst willan mínes (faithful in observing my will ),

      130, 31; Gen. 2168.
  • Wǽrfæstne rinc (

    Abel

    ),
      62, 9; Gen. 1011.
  • Wǽrfæstne hæleð (

    St. Andrew

    ),
      Andr. Kmbl. 2548; An. 1275.
  • Ða (

    the three children

    ) wǽron wǽrfæste, wiston Drihten écne,
      Cd. Th. 227, 29; Dan. 194.
  • Wǽrfæstra wera (

    Abraham and Lot

    ),
      113, 34; Gen. 1897.
of things
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  • Ðǽr sceal lufu uncer wǽrfæst wunian,

      Exon. Th. 173, 19; Gú. 1163.
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  • wǽr-fæst, adj.