ǽ-fest

Old English Dictionary Entry

ǽ-fest

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: Related words: ǽ-fæst, ǽw-fæst. æf-est,æ-fest,æfest

Definitions

1 ǽ-fest

adj. [ǽ law, fæst fast, fixed] Fast or firm in the law, religious, devout ; religiosus :-- Wæs se mon swýðe ǽfest erat vir multum religiosus, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 20. Ongunnon ǽfeste leóþ wyrcean religiosa poemata facere tentabant, id; S. 596, 38.

Runic Inscription

ǽ-ᚠᛖᛋᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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