fæste.
hold, foothold (a firm grip or stand)
Meaning & usage
hold, foothold (a firm grip or stand)
hilt, handle (a place to hold thing)
copyhold, foothold (transfer of the right to use a property to another person)
Where this word comes from
From Old Danish fæstæ, from Proto-Germanic *fastiją, cognate with Norwegian feste, Swedish fäste. Derived from *fastuz (“firm”).
to fasten, fix
to engage, hire (especially household)
to give in copyhold (to transfer of the right to use a property to another person)
to give away in marriage
to notice (with the preposition ved)
Where this word comes from
From Old Danish fæstæ, from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną, cognate with Norwegian feste, Swedish fästa, German festen. Derived from *fastuz (“firm”).
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