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hand-fæstung

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
hand-fæstung, -fæstnung, e; f.
A giving of the hand by way of pledge or assurance
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  • Handfestnung

    mandatum,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 13
      • ;
    • Som. 57, 110
      • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 20, 48
      • .
Etymology
[
Scot. hand-fasting, -fastnyng marriage with the encumbrance of some canonical impediment, not yet bought off
:
Icel. hand-festa. -festning, -festr striking a bargain, the joining hands. 'In the early Dan. and Swed. laws the stipulation to be given by the king at his coronation was called haand-fæstning.'
Cf.
O. H. Ger. hant-feste emunitas, cautio, testamentum, privilegium.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “hand-fæstung.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/18127.

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