fæstnung
Old English
noun
Definitions
- a fastening
- a ratification of something, especially a marital engagement
Etymology
Affix from Old English fæstnian.
Origin
Old English
fæstnian
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- befæstnian Old English
- fæst Old English
- fæstnian Old English
- gefæstnian Old English
- rodfæstnian Old English
- þurhfæstnian Old English
- fastenen Middle English
- *fastinōn gmw-pro