Eáw-fæstnys
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - eáw-fæstnys
According to the Old English Dictionary:
-nyss, e;
- eáw-fæstnys
- f. [eáw = ǽw, ǽ law; fæstnys firmness] Firmness in the law, religion, piety; relĭgio, piĕtas :-- Mid gelícere eáw-fæstnysse with similar piety, L. E. I. 41; Th. ii. 438, 26.