fæstan

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *fastijaną (to fasten), *fastāną (to fast), derived from *fastuz (fast, fixed, firm). The religious sense ("to abstain from food") is recorded in late Old English only (Wessex Gospels).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

fæstan

  1. to fasten, make fast or firm, entrust, commit, commend
  2. to fast (abstain from food)
    • 11th century, Wessex Gospels, Mark 2:19
      ne mágon hí fæstan
      they cannot fast

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: fast