wæter-fæsten
- noun [ neuter ]
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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.
Bosworth, Joseph. “wæter-fæsten.” 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/34503.
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