fæste

• IPA^(key): /fɛstə/, [ˈfɛsd̥ə]
• Homophone: feste

From Old Danish fæstæ, from Proto-Germanic *fastiją, cognate with Norwegian feste, Swedish fäste. Derived from *fastuz (“firm”).

fæste n (singular definite fæstet, plural indefinite fæster)

1. hold, foothold (a firm grip or stand)
2. hilt, handle (a place to hold thing)
3. (historical) copyhold, foothold (transfer of the right to use a property to another person)

• fæstebonde

• “fæste,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Danish fæstæ, from Old Norse festa, from Proto-Germanic *fastijaną, cognate with Norwegian feste, Swedish fästa, German festen. Derived from *fastuz (“firm”).

fæste (past tense fæstede, past participle fæstet)

1. to fasten, fix
2. (dated) to engage, hire (especially household)
3. (historical) to give in copyhold (to transfer of the right to use a property to another person)
4. (historical) to give away in marriage
5. (reflexive) to notice (with the preposition ved)

• fæstning

• “fæste,2” in Den Danske Ordbog