Hand-fæstan
Bosworth & Toller Anglo-Saxon Old English Dictionary - hand-fæstan
According to the Old English Dictionary:
- hand-fæstan
- p. -fæste To pledge by giving the hand, Lye. [Orm. hannd-fesst betrothed: Scot. hand-fast to betroth by joining hands: Icel. hand-festa to strike a bargain by shaking hands, to pledge, betroth.]