fæstnes

Old English

Alternative forms

fæstnis, fæstnys

Etymology

From fæst +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfæst.nes/

Noun

fæstnes f (nominative plural fæstnessa)

fastness, firmness, firmament, fortification, stability
tenacity, vigour, resolution

Declension

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Descendants

Middle English: festnesse, fastnesse
- English: fastness

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “fæstnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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