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mægen-fæst

(adj.)
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mægen-fæst, adj.

Strongvigorousfirm

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Strong, vigorous, firm Sealde him snyttru mægenfæste gemynd he gave him wisdom, vigorous thought, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 28; Gú. 445. Ǽlc líchamlíce gesceaft ðe eorþe ácenþ is fulre and mægenfæstre on fullum mónan ðonne on gewanedum every bodily creature

gin-fæst

(adj.)
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gin-fæst, adj.

Very fastlastingfirmissimus

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Very fast or lasting; firmissimus Onfón ginfæstum gifum to receive very fast gifts. Cd. 141; Th. 176, 28: Gen. 2919; Beo. Th. 2546: B. 1271: 4370; B. 2182: Exon. 68 a: Th. 252, 24; Jul. 168: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 453; Met. 20, 227

sige-fæst

(adj.)
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sige-fæst, adj.
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With victory secured, victorious, triumphant, applied to persons Sigefæst victor, Wrt. Voc. i. 84, 18. Sigfæst triumphator, Rtl. 122, 12. And hé sigefæst swá eft hám férde sicque victor in patriam reversus, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 512, 5 : Exon. Th. 460, 26 ;

sigor-fæst

(adj.)
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sigor-fæst, adj.
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Victorious, triumphant. as an epithet of the Deity Se Sunu ( Christ ) wæs sigorfæst on ðam síðfate, Rood Kmbl. 297 ; Kr. 150. God sigorfæst, Exon. Th. 217, 18 ; Ph. 282. of an angel Meahtig Meotudes þegn, sigorfæst, 176, 30 ; Gú. 1218. of a passion

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stæþ-fæst

(adj.)
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stæþ-fæst, adj.
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Firm on the shore (? epithet of sea-cliffs), stable Heáhcleofu stíð and stæðfæst, staþelas wið wége, Exon. Th. 61, 7; Cri. 981

þeáw-fæst

(adj.)
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þeáw-fæst, adj.
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of good manners, of well-ordered life, moral, virtuous Loth hine fægre heóld, þeáwfæst and geþyldig, on ðam þeódscipe, Cd. Th. 116, 26; Gen. 1942: ( Abraham ), 161, 8; Gen. 2662. Wunige hé mid þeáwfæstumm mannum maneat cum bene moratis hominibus, L.

túdor-fæst

(adj.)
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túdor-fæst, adj.
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Prolific, fruitful Túdorfxstum foetosis, Wrt. Voc. Ii. 34, 15

treów-fæst

(adj.)
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treów-fæst, adj.
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Faithful Tunge mín triówfest. Ps. C. 114. Treówfæst (treóufæst, Lind. ) fidelis, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 17. Trewufæst (treuw-?). Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 25, 21. Wé on bócum rǽdaþ be sumum treówfæstum wífe, Homl. Skt. i. 12, 179. Treófæsto, treófest fideles, Lk.

un-fæst

(adj.)
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un-fæst, adj.

Not firmunstableunsteadyweak

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Not firm, unstable, unsteady, weak Hú ne is ðé nú genóh sweotole gesǽd ðæt seó wyrd ðé ne mæg náne gesǽlþa sellan, for ðam ðe ǽgþer is unfæst ge seó wyrd ge seó gesǽlþ manifestum eat, quod ad beatitudinem percipiendam fortunae instabilitas aspirare non

wís-fæst

(adj.)
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wís-fæst, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouswisehaving knowledgeskilllearnedintelligentrational

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wise, discreet, judicious, of persons Hió grétte Geáta leód, Gode þancode, wísfæst wordum, Beo. Th. 1256; B. 616. Wísfæstne wer, wordes gleáwne, Andr. Kmbl. 3294; An. 1650. Is nú þearf micel, ðæt wé wísfæstra wordum hýran, 2335; An. 1169. of things

borh-fæst

(adj.)
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borh-fæst, adj.
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Bound by the giving of security Wolde he gedón ꝥ ic him wære borhfæst . . . and ætfæste hé mé míne efenþeówene [the marriage would be security for continued service], Hml. A. 203, 254

eorþ-fæst

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Sume men synd swá áblende ꝥ hí bringað heora lác tó eorðfæstum stáne, Hml. S. 17, 130. Hig lǽddon þone cyning tó ánum eorðfæstum treówe and tígdon hine þǽr tó, 32, 109. Add

fæst-hafolnes

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Fæsthafolnes dira cupido, Dóm. L. 236. Swá ðá rúmmódan fæsthafolnesse lǽren, swá hí ðá uncystegan on yfelre hneáwnesse ne gebrengen sic prodigis praedicetur parcitas, ut tenacibus periturarum rerum custodia non augeatur, Past. 453, 28. Add

fæst-heald

(adj.)
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fæst-heald, adj.
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Having fast hold, firmly joined, firmly cemented Hí swíðe fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, and ǽfre swá hí neár and neár eódon hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 423

híw-fæst

(adj.)
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híw-fæst, adj.

Beautiful

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Beautiful Híwfæst formosa, i. speciosa, An. Ox. 1054. Híwfæstre formosior, i. speciosior, 453

hleów-fæst

warm

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warm On cealdum eardum is neód ꝥ ðæs reáfes máre sig, on hleówfæstum (calidis) lǽs, R. Ben. 88, 7. Add:

leger-fæst

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leger-fæst, For 'R. Ben . . . Lye'
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substitute Ealle fram flǽscǽte hí forhæbben bútan þám wanhálum and þám legerfæstum ( prefer debiles et aegrotos ), R. Ben. 64, 7

mægen-fæst

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Þes eard nis eác ealles swá mægenfæst hér on úteweardan þǽre eorðan brádnesse swá swá heó is tómiddes on mægen-fæstum eardum, þǽr man mæg fæstan freólícor þonne hér, Hml. S. 13, 106-109. Add

sige-fæst

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Add Se feónd biþ sóna áfyrht for ðám sigefæstan tácne, Hml. S. 27, 154

stede-fæst

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Add: firmly fixed: of a person, rooted to the spot Hé beád him ꝥ hí álédon þá byrðene, and þá bǽrmen sóna stedefæste stódon, swilce hí ástífodon wǽron, Hml. S. 31, 375. of a tree Gelíc ðám treówe ðe gréwð wið ðone streám stedefæst on wǽtan tanquam lignum