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Old English · adjective

fæste

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfæs.te/
Syllables
ˈfæs · te (2 syllables)

fæste1 · adjective · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of fæst:; strong feminine accusative singular

  2. inflection of fæst:; strong masculine/feminine nominative/accusative plural

  3. inflection of fæst:; weak neuter/feminine nominative singular

  4. inflection of fæst:; weak neuter accusative singular

  5. Inflected form of fæst

fæste2 · adverb

Senses

  1. firmly, fastly, tightly

    þæt hē his ferðlocan · fæste binde, healde his hordcōfan; · hyċġe swā hē wille.

    …that a noble habit is in a brave man, that he would tightly bind his spirit, keep his treasure-chamber; think as he want.

    …þæt biþ in eorle · indryhten þēaw,

fæste3 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of fæstan:; first-person singular present indicative

  2. inflection of fæstan:; preterite/present subjunctive plural

  3. inflection of fæstan:; first/third-person singular preterite indicative

  4. Inflected form of fæstan

Etymology

From fæst (“firm”) + -e (“-ly”).

Descendants

fast

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