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religious, Christian (book). II. (Gul92)
=fæsten
±lssstīin to fasten, make firm, ratify, establish,

MkL,LkL : entrust, commit : 'fast' ('i-fast'),
abstain from food,A,Bl,Lcd; CP : atone for
(by fasting), DA 592.
fæste (e) 'fast,' firmly, securely, BH,Bo; Æ :

strailly, strictly : heavily (sleep).
fæsten n. fastness, stronghold, fortress, AO,

CP : cloister, Æ : (±) fast (abstinence from
food) Bl,LL,Mt,VPs; CP -.firmament, sky.
['fasten']
fæstenbehæfednes t parsimony, WW50410.
fæstenbryce ra. breach of fast, LL,W.
fæstendæg m. fast-day, RB,W.
fæstendīc m. fort-ditch, moat, Ct.
fæstengangol =fæstgangol
fæstengeat n. castle-gate, Jrol62.
fæstengeweorc n. liability for repair of the

defences of a town.
fæst-enlic, -ernlic quadragesimal, DR.
fæstennes = f æstnes
fæstentld f . fast, LL.
læstenwuce f. week of fasting, ÆLāSb111.
f ǽstermōdor f ōstonnðdor
fæstern n. fast : Quadragesima, LG.
læstes by chance, WW.
fæstgangol (o2, e3) steady, faithful, CKA80.
fæsthafol retentive, tenacious, Æ : sparing,

miserly, CP.
Jæsthafolnes f. economy, CP45328.
læstheald firmly fixed, ÆL23423.
fæsthŷdig† constant, steadfast.
±fæstlan (ea) to commend, entrust, commit,

LkL.
fæsting f. keeping in trust, LL58[7].
fæstlngan = f æstnian
fæstlngmann m. a kind of retainer, EC.
fæstlic firm, fixed, steadfast, resolute, adv.
-lice (+ in AS} fixedly, steadily, constantly,
Bo : unceasingly, Æ,Bl : verily, but,
NG.

fæted I.† ornamented with gold. [cp. Goth.
fētjan] II.=fǽtt
iǽtedblSor with cheek ornaments, B 1026.
fǽtedsinc n. beaten gold, AN 478.
fǽtels, fætel rn. i-essel, AO,Lcd; Æ : pouch,

bay, sack, Æ,CP. Ifetles']
fætelslan =fetelsian
fǽtelsian to put into a vessel.
lætfyllere (ea) rn. cupbearer, GD.
fǽtgold n. beaten gold, B 1921.
fǽthengest rn. riding horse, RD 23".
fætian=fetian
fǽtnes f. 'fatness,' Ps; Æ,CP : the richest

part of anything, Ps.
+f ǽtnian = +f Sttian

fǽtt I. (ē) fat, fatted, Æ,AO,Llc. II. =fǽted
lǽttian (+) to become fat, Ps : (+) anoint,

Ps -.fatten, ['fat']
+fættigfat, rich, CPslS4.

fæðelas 'histriones'? v. OEG39S.
fæðer=feSer
fætSm (e) mf. outstretched or encircling arms,
embrace, grasp, An,Bd : protection : interior,
bosom, lap, breast, womb : 'fathom,' cubit,
Æ,Cp,WW;Æ : power, B,Cr : expanse,
surface.
fæðman, fæSmian to surround, envelop,

clasp, embrace, An,B. ['fatAora']
fæðmllc embracing, enclosing, WW486*.
-fæ'Smnes v. on-f.
fæðmrfm n. fathom, cubit, Pn2ð.
fæx = feax; fæxnes=feaxne3
fæxtæig?m. pomade, Cp379i»? (V.AB6-163).
lag I, variegated, spotted, dappled, stained,

dyed, Led : shining, gleaming, Ps. ['faw ']
II.=fāhI.
Iāg-=fāh-; fagef. (WW94)=facg
fagen, f agen- = f ægen, fægn-
fāgettan to change colour, LCB3-2402*. mid

wordnm f . speak evasively.
lāgetung f. change, ÆH2-5388-.
ǽfāglan to change, vary in colour : embroider,

RB1378.
fāgnes f. scab, ulcer, eruption, Æ : various

colour*, brilliancy, HL : ' qualita*,' ' varietas,'
OEG.
f agnia n = f ægnian
fāgung f. variety, DR,GD.
fāgwyrm m. basilisk, VPsOO13.
fāh I. nap. fa hostile, B : (±) proscribed, out-

lawed, guilty, criminal, £. ['foe'; fēogan]
II. (ǽ) m. 'foe,' enemy, LL,AO.
HI. S=i.fāg I.
fahame (=fēa-, fēorh-hamat) womb, WW

4028.
±fāhmann m. 'foeman,' LL50[ð].
f ahnlan = f ægnian
lala I. (WW52U) ? d. of *fe»lh tube, pipe

(ES38-337). II.=fela
fālǽoan to be at enmity with, show hostility to,

LL160[20,7].
fal-d, -æd, -od, -ud m. 'fold,' stall, stable,

cattle-pen, A,Ql,Jn.
fæstrnōd constant in mind, A02881'.
īæstnes f. firmness, massiveness, stability,

Bo : 'fastness, ' stronghold, Æ : firmament,
Æ.
Jæstnlan to 'fasten,' fix, secure, bind, An :

confirm, ratify, conclude (peace), Ma,OET :
betroth.
±fæstnung f. fastening, bond : security,

safety : protection, shelter : ratification,
pledge, engagement.
fæstrǽd firm, constant, steadfast, B,Bo;

CP.Æ. ['fastrede']
læstrǽdlic constant, steadfast, Bo 2021. adv.

-līce.
fæstrǽdnes f . constancy, fortitude, Bo.
fæststeall standing firmly.
læsð=fæsfc
fæt n. nap. fatu rot, vessel, jar, cup, Æ,B,

JnL ; AO,CP : casket, EL 1026. ['/at']
fǽt I.† n. plate, beaten out metal (especially

gold), gold ornament. II.=fǽttI.
±fǽtan to cram, put (in), load, CP.

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