fæste
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Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Danish fæstæ, from Proto-Germanic *fastiją, cognate with Norwegian feste, Swedish fäste. Derived from *fastuz (“firm”).
Noun[edit]
fæste n (singular definite fæstet, plural indefinite fæster)
- hold, foothold (a firm grip or stand)
- hilt, handle (a place to hold thing)
- (historical) copyhold, foothold (transfer of the right to use a property to another person)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fæste
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “fæste,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Danish fæstæ, from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną, cognate with Norwegian feste, Swedish fästa, German festen. Derived from *fastuz (“firm”).
Verb[edit]
fæste (past tense fæstede, past participle fæstet)
- to fasten, fix
- (dated) to engage, hire (especially household)
- (historical) to give in copyhold (to transfer of the right to use a property to another person)
- (historical) to give away in marriage
- (reflexive) to notice (with the preposition ved)
Conjugation[edit]
Inflection of fæste
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “fæste,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
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