Old English · noun
landfæsten
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈlɑndˌfæs.ten/
- Syllables
- ˈlɑnd · ˌfæs · ten (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- fortified
Meaning
-
a fortified place on land
-
a pass
Leoniða, Læcedemonia cyning, Crēca byrġ, hæfde IIII þūsend monna, þā hē anġēan Xersis fōr, on ānum nearwan londfæstenne; ⁊ him þǣr mid ġefeohte wiðstōd.
Leonidas, king of Sparta, a Greek city, had four thousand men, when he marched against Xerxes, in a narrow fortified pass; and stood against him in battle.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | landfæsten | landfæsten |
| Accusative | landfæsten | landfæsten |
| Genitive | landfæstenes | landfæstena |
| Dative | landfæstene | landfæstenum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From land (“land”) + fæsten (“fortified place”)
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