æfæst
Old English
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editAdjective
editǣfæst
- firm in observing the law; religious; pious
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Benedictus wæs mid anum ǣfæstum were forþan þe his wīf wæs mid wōdnesse ġedreht.
- Benedict was with a pious man because his wife was afflicted with madness.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
editDeclension of ǣfæst — Strong
Declension of ǣfæst — Weak
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǽfæst”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- John R. Clark Hall (1916) “æfæst”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan