befæstan
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *bifastijan, equivalent to be- (“around”) + fæstan (“to secure, fasten”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
befæstan
- (transitive) to fasten; fix; ground; establish; make safe; put in safe keeping
- (transitive) to apply; utilize; commend; entrust to
- (transitive) to commit
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- ...Gyf ðū ēnigne gōdne heorde hæbbe þe wel cunne healdan þæt þæt þū gestrēone and him befæste, scēawa hyne me; […]
- If thou have any good steward that can well hold that which thou gettest and committest unto him, show him to me; […]
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of befæstan (weak class 1)
infinitive | befæstan | befæstenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | befæste | befæste |
second person singular | befæstest, befæst | befæstest |
third person singular | befæsteþ, befæst | befæste |
plural | befæstaþ | befæston |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | befæste | befæste |
plural | befæsten | befæsten |
imperative | ||
singular | befæst | |
plural | befæstaþ | |
participle | present | past |
befæstende | befæsted |
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Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms prefixed with be-
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English transitive verbs
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English class 1 weak verbs