fæstan

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *fastijaną (“to fasten”), *fastāną (“to fast”), derived from *fastuz (“fast, fixed, firm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfæs.tɑn/ === Verb === fæstan to fasten, make fast or firm, entrust, commit, commend to fast (abstain from food) Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church 11th century, Wessex Gospels, Mark 2:19 ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== befæstan ==== Descendants ==== English: fast == Old Norse == === Adjective === fæstan strong superlative degree masculine accusative singular of fár