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fæstan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
fæstan, -nian; p.fæste ; pp. fæsted [fæst fast, firm] .
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §56; §528; §530;
to fasten, make fast or
firm, entrust, commit, commend; firmāre, commendāre,
  • Lk. Lind. War. 23,
  • 46.
some have taught and now teach that he who fasts properly, fastens or secures his salvation, hence, perhaps,-
To FAST; jējūnāre
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  • Ne mágon hí fæstan

    non possunt jējūnāre,

    • Mk. Bos. 2,
    • 19.
Etymology
[
Wyc. fastiden, p. pl. fastened, made firm; fasten = to fast:
Piers P. festnen to fasten; fasten to fast:
Orm. fesstnenn to fix; fasstenn to fast:
Plat. vesten to fasten; fasten to fast:
O. Sax. festian, festan to fasten:
Frs. festgjen to fasten:
O. Frs. festigia to fasten; festia to fast:
Dut. vesten to fasten; vasten to fast:
Ger. festen commonly be-festigen to fasten; fasten to fast:
M. H. Ger. vesten to fasten; vasten to fast:
O. H. Ger. fastjan, festan firmāre; fastén to fast:
Goth. fastan to fasten, fast:
Dan. fæaste to fasten; faste to fast:
Swed. fästa to fasten; fasta to fast:
Icel. festa to fasten; fasta to fast
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Derived forms
æt-fæstan, a-, be-, bi-, ge-, gelíf-, gesige-, líf-, óþ-
Linked entries
v.  ge-fæstan fast.
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