fästning

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German vesteninge (“fortress”), from vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), from Old Saxon fast (“firm, secure”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === fästning c a strong, permanent defensive structure; a fortress, a stronghold, a fort (chiefly historical) a prison (housed in a similar structure) (chiefly historical) a prison sentence (served in the above) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== befästa befästning (“fortification”) fort (“fort”) === References === fästning in Svensk ordbok (SO) fästning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) fästning in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)