æfæst
Old English
FWOTD – 20 February 2015
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæːˌfæst/
Adjective
ǣfæst
- firm in observing the law; religious; pious
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
- Benedictus wæs mid anum ǣfæstum were forþan þe his wīf wæs mid wōdnesse ġedreht.
- Benedict was with a pious man because his wife was afflicted with madness.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
Declension of ǣfæst — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣfæst | ǣfæst | ǣfæst |
| Accusative | ǣfæstne | ǣfæste | ǣfæst |
| Genitive | ǣfæstes | ǣfæstre | ǣfæstes |
| Dative | ǣfæstum | ǣfæstre | ǣfæstum |
| Instrumental | ǣfæste | ǣfæstre | ǣfæste |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ǣfæste | ǣfæsta, ǣfæste | ǣfæst |
| Accusative | ǣfæste | ǣfæsta, ǣfæste | ǣfæst |
| Genitive | ǣfæstra | ǣfæstra | ǣfæstra |
| Dative | ǣfæstum | ǣfæstum | ǣfæstum |
| Instrumental | ǣfæstum | ǣfæstum | ǣfæstum |
Declension of ǣfæst — Weak
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǽfæst”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- John R. Clark Hall (1916) “æfæst”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan