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stability.
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v. fæst; III
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  • Þæs wealles micelness and fæstness

    murorum firmitas et magnitudo,

    • Ors. 2, 4
    • ;
    • S. 74, 14
    • .
tenacity.
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Cf. fæst; I
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  • [Seó fastnysse þæs yfeles wǽtan on þan heáfede,

    • Lch. iii. 130, 7.
    • ]
resolution, vigour, firmness.
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Cf. fæst; II.
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  • Sameramis féng tó þám ríce mid mycelre fæstnesse (réþnesse, v. l.) and wrǽnnesse

      (cf.
    • Ors. 1, 2
    • ;
    • S. 30, 14-35
    • ),
    • Ors. 1, 2 tit.
    • ;
    • Th. 513, 4
    • .
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v. ymb-fæstness.
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