Participles
| Present | fæstende |
| Past | (ġe)fæsted |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | fæste |
| 2nd sing. | fæstest; fæst |
| 3rd sing. | fæsteþ; fæst |
| 1st plur. | fæstaþ |
| 2nd plur. | fæstaþ |
| 3rd plur. | fæstaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | fæste |
| 2nd sing. | fæstest |
| 3rd sing. | fæste |
| 1st plur. | fæston |
| 2nd plur. | fæston |
| 3rd plur. | fæston |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | fæste |
| 2nd sing. | fæste |
| 3rd sing. | fæste |
| 1st plur. | fæsten |
| 2nd plur. | fæsten |
| 3rd plur. | fæsten |
Past
| 1st sing. | fæste |
| 2nd sing. | fæste |
| 3rd sing. | fæste |
| 1st plur. | fæsten |
| 2nd plur. | fæsten |
| 3rd plur. | fæsten |
Imperative
| Singular | fæst |
| Plural | fæstaþ |
Verbs conjugated like 'fæstan'
fylstan,
hierstan,
þyrstan,
efestan,
hlystan,
herstan,
hyrstan,
efstan,
mæstan,
fæstan,
cystan,
Verbs similar to 'fæstan'
gæstan,
læstan,
mæstan,
amæstan,
bætan,
befæstan,
blæstan,
cystan,
efestan,
efstan,
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fastijaną (“to fasten”), *fastāną (“to fast”), derived from *fastuz (“fast, fixed, firm”). See: Proto-Germanic '
*fastijaną'.
Verbs referencing "fæstan"
English
fast.
Sample Sentences
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Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
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Witodlīċe þis fēowertiġfealde fæsten wæs āsteald on ðǣre Ealdan Gėcyðnysse, ðāðā sē heretoga Moyses fæste fēowertiġ daga and fēowertiġ nihta tosamne, tō þȳ þæt hē moste Godes ǣ underfōn. (Truly, this fortyfold fast was established in the Old Testament, where the leader Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights, so that he could be allowed to receive God's law.)
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11th century, Wessex Gospels, Mark 2:19
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ne mágon hí fæstan
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they cannot fast
Cognates
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