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be-fæstnian

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
be-fæstnian, ; p. ode.
to fix
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  • Búton gé ðá heáfodleahtras him on befæstnian, ne sceal hé for ðám lǽssan losian,

      Hml. Th. ii. 336, 21.
to pledge, betroth
Etymology
[
O. Frs. bi-festena.
]
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v. be-feastnian in Dict.
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