befæstnian

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *bifastinōn, equivalent to be- +‎ fæstnian. Cognate with Old Frisian bifestnia, Middle Low German bevestenen, Old High German bifestinōn.

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befæstnian

  1. to fix
  2. to pledge, betroth; plight

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