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befæste

to fasten.pst.3sg

Attested in Ælfric's Lives of Saints - Saint Eugenia

Lemma: befæstan 'to fasten' (oe-past-3sg)

befæstan
V (v-weak-1)
to fasten, make fast, fix
Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/3364, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/befæstan#Old_English
originates from: PWGmc *bifastijan 'to make fast, secure' (bifastijan > bifæstijan > bifæstjan > bifestjan > bifestan) through pwgmc-to-oe
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