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Old English · adjective

æfæst

Normalised ǣfæst

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈæːˌfæst/
Syllables
ˈæː · ˌfæst (2 syllables)
Modern English
observingpiousreligiousfirm

Meaning

  1. firm in observing the law; religious; pious

    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

All forms (10)

Etymology

From ǣ + -fæst.

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