fæstnes

== Old English == === Alternative forms === fæstnis, fæstnys === Etymology === From fæst +‎ -nes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfæst.nes/ === Noun === fæstnes f (nominative plural fæstnessa) fastness, firmness, firmament, fortification, stability tenacity, vigour, resolution ==== Declension ==== Strong ō-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: festnesse, fastnesse English: fastness === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “fæstnes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.