ge-þreát
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Þá þe fæste heora geleáfan on God hæfdon, and for nánes mannes geþreáte heora Drihtne wiðsacan noldon, 23, 70
un-hwearfiende
Unchanging ⬩ immutable
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Unchanging, immutable Nánwuht woruldlíces fæstes and unhwearfiendes beón ne mæg, Bt. 8; Fox 26, 11
freóls-bryce
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Syndan freólsbrycas(-bricas, v.l. ) and fæsten-brycas wíde geworhte oft and gelóme. Wulfst. 164, 9. Add
sæcc
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Sac and fæsten wǽpnu synd dǽdbóte saccus et ieiunium arma sunt paenitentiae, Scint. 43, 3. Add
eorþ-weard
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Substitute for 'An earth-guard,' what guards a land, a fortress, and add leóda fæsten after lígdraca
fulloc
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. . . fæste stande, Ll. Th. ii. 302, 6. v. loc; and cf. Icel. full-mæli a final, full agreement
strang
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Add Þurh þæt strange fæsten him gemildsode God, Hml. Th. i. 246, 23. v. ceorl-, earm-, feoh-, weorold-, wíg-strang
seoluc
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Seowa mid seolce fæste, smire mid ðære sealfe ǽr se seoloc rotige, 56, 7-8: 358, 25. Heora wǽda sioloce siowian, Met. 8, 24. Gyf man mǽte ðæt hé seoluc oððe godweb hæbbe, Lchdm. iii. 174, 29
Linked entry: seolc
hord-loca
A treasure-chest, coffer, metaph. the mind
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Heald hordlocan hyge fæste bind keep thy thought's treasury, fast bind thy mind, 122 a; Th. 469, 16; Hy. 11, 3: Andr. Kmbl. 1342; An. 671
gráp
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Grasp, clutch Me fæste hæfde on grápe fast had me in his grasp, Beo. Th. 114; B. 555: 881; B. 438. Hond earm and eaxle Grendles grápe hand, arm, and shoulder, Grendel's grasp, 1676; B. 836.
Linked entry: nearu-gráp
wócor
Increase ⬩ fruit ⬩ offspring
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Increase, fruit, offspring Sceal fæsl wesan cwiclifigendra cynna gehwilces on ðæt wudufæsten, wócor gelæded eorðan túdres, Cd. Th. 79, 17 ; Gen. 1312. Féd feora wócre, 81, 9 ; Gen. 1342.
bealo-bend
A grievous bond ⬩ chain
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A grievous bond, chain Swá hwæt swá gé gebindab hér ofer eorðan fæstum bealubendum (cf. B. 977) for yfelum gewyrhturn, Wlfst. 178, 2
folc-egsa
Folk-terror ⬩ publĭcus terror ⬩ formīdo
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Folk-terror; publĭcus terror, formīdo Ðú towurpe fæsten his for folcegsan pŏsuisti munītiōnes ejus in formīdĭnem, Ps. Th. 88, 33
á-loccian
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Hét hé sum his folc feohtan on þæt fæsten þæt hié mid þǽm þæt folc út áloccoden, Ors. 5, 3; S. 222, 3. Add
Linked entry: loccian
oþ-fleón
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Wæs þæs folces fela on án fæsten oþflogen ad Olympum montem universi Gallograeci confugerant, Ors. 4, 11; S. 206, 13. Add
dæg-líc
Daily ⬩ quotidianus
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Daily; quotidianus Twá dæglíc fæsten oððe þreó dæglíc is genóh to healdenne biduanum vel triduanum sat est observare jejunium, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 8
strútian
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Menn ðæs wundrodon, hú ða weargas hangodon, sum on hlǽddre, sum leát tó gedelfe, and ǽlc on his weorce wæs fæste gebunden, Swt. A. S. Prim. 87, 177
ge-líhtan
To lighten ⬩ mitigate ⬩ assuage ⬩ alleviare
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To lighten, mitigate, assuage; alleviare Mid ánre mæssan man mæg alýsan xii daga fæsten and mid x mæssan man mæg gelíhtan iiii monða fæsten and mid xxx mæssan man mæg gelíhtan xii monða fæsten with one mass a man may redeem a xii days' fast, and with
ge-fadung
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Se hláford sceal beón líðe þám goodum and egefull þám dysegum ... elles ne bið his gefadung ne fæst ne langsum, O. E. Hml. i. 301, 15.
ge-restan
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Gefere þæne mannan on swíðe fæstne cleofan, gereste him swíðe wel hleówe, and wearma gléda bere man gelóme inn, Lch. ii. 280, 11