geliffæstan

Old English

verb

Definitions

to make alive, quicken

Etymology

Affix from Old English līf (life, life-time, existence) + Old English fæstan (secure, fasten).

Origin

Old English

fæstan

Gloss

secure, fasten

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

livelihood English
*fastijaną Proto-Germanic
*lībą Proto-Germanic
befæstan Old English
fæstan Old English
liffrea Old English
lifgedal Old English
lifleas Old English
liflic Old English
liflice Old English
līf Old English
lif Middle English
lyf Middle English