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ǽ-fæst

  • adjective
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ǽ-fæst, -fest; adj. [ǽ law, fæst fast, fixed]
Firm in observing the law, religious, pious; tenax observandi legem, religiosus, pius, justus
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  • Ǽfæst hæleþ

    a pious man,

    • Cd. 59; Th. 72, 6
    • ;
    • Gen. 1182
    • .
  • Ǽfæste men

    pious men,

    • 86; Th. 108, 7
    • ;
    • Gen. 1802
    • .
  • We ǽfæstra dǽde déman

    we consider the deeds of the pious,

    • Exon. 40a; Th. 133, 30
    • ;
    • Gú. 497
    • .
  • Wæs he ǽfæst and árfæst

    was he devout and good?

    • Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 33
    • .
Similar entries
v. ǽw-fæst.
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v.  ǽ-fest ǽw-fæst eáw-fæst.
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  • ǽ-fæst, adj.