gefæstnian
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to fix, confirm, make fast
- to imprison, fetter
- to establish (relaitons), settle, determine
- to make steady, constant
- to secure, make safe
- to entrust, commit
Etymology
Prefix 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
- fæstnung Old English
- rodfæstnian Old English
- þurhfæstnian Old English
- fastenen Middle English
- *fastinōn gmw-pro