æfest

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *abunsti, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz. Cognate with Old Norse ǫfund (“envy”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæfˌeːst/, [ˈævˌeːst]

Noun

æfēst n

  1. envy, spite, enmity
  2. zeal
  3. rivalry, emulation

Declension
Declension of æfest (strong-a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative æfēst æfēst
accusative æfēst æfēst
genitive æfēstes æfēsta
dative æfēste æfēstum

Derived terms
  • æfēstful
  • æfēstian
  • æfēstiġ
  • æfēstnes

Etymology 2

From ǣ +‎ -fæst.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæːˌfest/

Adjective

ǣfest

  1. Alternative form of ǣfæst

Declension
Declension of ǣfest — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ǣfest ǣfest ǣfest
Accusative ǣfestne ǣfeste ǣfest
Genitive ǣfestes ǣfestre ǣfestes
Dative ǣfestum ǣfestre ǣfestum
Instrumental ǣfeste ǣfestre ǣfeste
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ǣfeste ǣfesta, ǣfeste ǣfest
Accusative ǣfeste ǣfesta, ǣfeste ǣfest
Genitive ǣfestra ǣfestra ǣfestra
Dative ǣfestum ǣfestum ǣfestum
Instrumental ǣfestum ǣfestum ǣfestum
Declension of ǣfest — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ǣfesta ǣfeste ǣfeste
Accusative ǣfestan ǣfestan ǣfeste
Genitive ǣfestan ǣfestan ǣfestan
Dative ǣfestan ǣfestan ǣfestan
Instrumental ǣfestan ǣfestan ǣfestan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ǣfestan ǣfestan ǣfestan
Accusative ǣfestan ǣfestan ǣfestan
Genitive ǣfestra, ǣfestena ǣfestra, ǣfestena ǣfestra, ǣfestena
Dative ǣfestum ǣfestum ǣfestum
Instrumental ǣfestum ǣfestum ǣfestum

References
  • æfēst in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • ǣfest in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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