Wíte-fæst

Selon le Dictionnaire Anglo-Saxon :

wíte-fæst

adj. In slavery as a punishment for crime. si quis, secundum patriae Anglie morem, in aliquam incurrisset servitutem tempore sue potestatis, libertate sibi penitus contributa, relaxatus ejus jussu est, Chart. Th. 551, 14. Ic gean ðæt man gefreóge ǽlcne wítefæstne man ðe ic on sprǽce áhte, 557, 21. wite-fæst

Mots connexes: wíteþeów :-- Hé wyle ðæt man freóge æfter his dæge ǽlcne wítefæstne man ðe on his tíman forgylt wǽre