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wæter-fæsten

  • noun [ neuter ]
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wæter-fæsten, wæter-fæstenn, es; n.
A place protected by water
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  • Hé gewícode ðǽr ðǽr hé niéhst rýmet hæfde for wudufæstenne ond for wæterfæstenne

    he encamped as near to the Danes as the wood and water, which protected their position, would allow him to find sufficient room,

      Chr. 894; Erl. 90, 10.
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  • wæter-fæsten, n.