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éðel-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
éðel-fæsten, es; n.

Land-fastness, a country's fortress patriæ mūnīmentum

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Land-fastness, a country's fortress; patriæ mūnīmentum Ic éðelfæsten brece I break through a land-fastness, Exon. 126b; Th. 487, 3; Rä. 72, 22

fǽster-módor

(n.)

a foster-mother

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a foster-mother, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30, MS. Cot

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lagu-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
lagu-fæsten, es; n.

seaocean

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A water-fastness, sea, ocean Ofer lagufæsten, Andr. Kmbl. 796; An. 398: 1650; An. 826: Elen. Kmbl. 2031; El. 1017. Lagofæsten, 497; El. 249

lencten-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-fæsten, es; n.

The fast of Lent

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The fast of Lent, L. Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 25: 40; Th. i. 88, 12: L. C. E. 16; Th. i. 368, 22: Wulfst. 117, 9

dæg-fæsten

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Gif man wylle his dægfæsten álýsan mid ælmessan, gesylle twám mannum oððe þrým dægswǽsendo si aliquis jejunium suum eleemosynis redimere velit, duobus vel tribus hominibus det cibum unius diei, Ll. Th. ii. 220, 29. Add

fæsten-behæfednes

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Dele

fæsten-dæg

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Gif hit fuguldæg sié; gif hit festendæg sié C. D. i. 293, 10. Gif hit fæstendagas beón si jejunii dies fuerint, R. Ben. 67, 3. Gif wé on þǽm syx wucan fotlǽtaþ þá syx Sunnandagas þæs fæstennes (Lent), þonne ne bið þára fæstendaga ná má þonne syx and þrítig

fæsten-geat

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On ðet fæstergeat, C. D. iii. 130, 32. Add

fæsten-tíd

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Freólstída and fæstentída rihtlíce understandan, Wlfst. 113, 2. Transfer the last two passages to riht-fæstentíd, and add

gin-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
gin-fæsten, es; n.
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A noble, spacious closet (used of the Scriptures?). v. fasten; Gif onlúcan wile bánhúses weard ginfæsten gód gástes cǽgum if the mind with spiritual keys will open the noble, spacious chamber, i. e. if a man will study the Scriptures (?), Exod. 524

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lác-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
lác-fæsten, a
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fast considered as an offering Ne gelýfe þæs nǽnig mon ꝥ him ne genihtsumige ꝥ fasten tó écere hǽlo, búton hé mid óþrum gódum hit geéce, and sé þe wille Drihtne bringan gecwéme lácfæsten, þonne sceal hé ꝥ mid ælmessan and mid mildheortum weorcum fullian

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lencten-fæsten

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Ꝥ Lengtenfæsten Quadragessima Chrd. 113, 19. Þeós clǽne tíd læntenfæstenes, Angl. xii. 513, 31. Ealra swíðost healdan hý forhæfednesse clǽnsunge on lenctenfæstenne, R. Ben. 76, 5. Fram kalendas Octobris oð lenctenfæsten a kalendis octobribus usque ad

riht-fæsten

(n.)
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a lawfully-appointed fast Gif frígman rihtfæsten ábrece, Ll. Th. i. 172, 10: 402, 22

ǽ-fæsten

Grammar
ǽ-fæsten, (ǽw-).
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On ǽwfæstenum ic gesyngode, Angl. xi. 102, 66. Ǽfæstenu ic oft ágǽlde, 99, 62: Ll. Th. ii. 144, 23. Add

heáh-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-fæsten, es; n.

A chief fortress, a city

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A chief fortress, a city Heáhfæsten castrum, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 109; Wrt. Voc. 36, 29. Héhfæsten polis (πόλιs), Rtl. 195, 14

burh-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
burh-fæsten, es; n.
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A city-fastness, fortress, citadel; arx munita, castellum Com God sceáwigan beorna burhfæsten God came to view the chieftains' city-fastness, Cd. 80; Th. 101, 10; Gen. 1680

land-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
land-fæsten, es; n.

A land-fastnessa pass

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A land-fastness, a strong military position on land, a pass Leoniða on ánum nearwan londfæstenne him wiðstód Leonida in angustiis Thermopylarum obstitit, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 80, 14

mid-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
mid-fæsten, es; n.

Mid-Lent

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Mid-Lent Wæs mycel gemót tó midfestene, Chr. 1047; Erl. 175, 11

mór-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
mór-fæsten, es; n.

A place secure from attack from the swampy character of the country

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A place secure from attack from the swampy character of the country Hé (Alfred) lytle werede uniéþelíce æfter wudum fór, and on mórfæstenum. Chr. 878; Erl. 78, 34

ge-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fæsten, es; n.

A fastjejunium

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A fast; jejunium, Rt1. 16, 41