Hæften

Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - hæften

According to the Old English Dictionary:

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hæften
f. Captivity, custody :-- Ða betste of ðes eorles híréde innan ánan fæstene gewann and on hæftene gedyde he took the best of the earl's household within a fortress and placed them in custody, Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 29. hæften
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