"befæstnian" meaning in Old English

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Verb

IPA: /beˈfæst.ni.ɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *bifastinōn, equivalent to be- + fæstnian. Cognate with Old Frisian bifestnia, Middle Low German bevestenen, Old High German bifestinōn. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*bifastinōn}} Proto-West Germanic *bifastinōn, {{af|ang|be-|fæstnian}} be- + fæstnian, {{cog|ofs|bifestnia}} Old Frisian bifestnia, {{cog|gml|bevestenen}} Middle Low German bevestenen, {{cog|goh|bifestinōn}} Old High German bifestinōn Head templates: {{ang-verb|befæstnian}} befæstnian Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|befæstnian<w2>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], befæstnian [infinitive], befæstnienne [infinitive], befæstniġe [first-person, present, singular], befæstnode [first-person, past, singular], befæstnast [present, second-person, singular], befæstnodest [past, second-person, singular], befæstnaþ [present, singular, third-person], befæstnode [past, singular, third-person], befæstniaþ [plural, present], befæstnodon [past, plural], befæstniġe [present, singular], befæstnode [past, singular], befæstniġen [plural, present], befæstnoden [past, plural], befæstna [imperative, past, present, singular], befæstniaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], befæstniende [imperative, present], befæstnod [imperative, past]
  1. to fix
    Sense id: en-befæstnian-ang-verb-6PWF7slD
  2. to pledge, betroth; plight
    Sense id: en-befæstnian-ang-verb-DIqClF~w Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Old English terms prefixed with be-: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: befæstan

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "befæstnian",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstnienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstniġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstnode",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "befæstnodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "befæstnaþ",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstnode",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstniaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstnodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstniġe",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "befæstniġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "befæstnoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "befæstna",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstniende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstnod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
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  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "to fix"
      ],
      "id": "en-befæstnian-ang-verb-6PWF7slD",
      "links": [
        [
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          "fix"
        ]
      ]
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          ],
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "pledge",
          "pledge"
        ],
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          "betroth"
        ],
        [
          "plight",
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        ]
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/beˈfæst.ni.ɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "befæstnian"
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    "Old English terms prefixed with be-",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English terms with redundant head parameter",
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      },
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "2",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "befæstnian",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "infinitive"
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      "form": "befæstnienne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstnodest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "befæstnaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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      "form": "befæstnode",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "befæstniaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstnodon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "befæstniġen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstnoden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstna",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstniende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "befæstnod",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
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  "pos": "verb",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fix"
      ],
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        [
          "fix",
          "fix"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pledge, betroth; plight"
      ],
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          "pledge"
        ],
        [
          "betroth",
          "betroth"
        ],
        [
          "plight",
          "plight"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beˈfæst.ni.ɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "befæstnian"
}

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