Ge-fæstan

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - ge-fæstan

According to the Old English Dictionary:

ge-fæstan
to place. Substitute: ge-fæstan; p. te. I. to make fast, make steadfast, confirm :-- Wé wurðiað þone gefæstan heáp Godes cýðera we honour the steadfast band of God's martyrs, Hml. Th. i. 542, 23. II. to commit, entrust :-- Hé ágæf l gefæste ðá ðǽm londbígencgum locavit vineam agricolis, Mk. L. 12, 1. [Goth. ga-fastan to hold fast: O. H. Ger. ge-festen firmare, comprobare, mancipare.] in Dict. ge-fæstan

Related words: ge-feastian

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