befast

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verb

To fasten.

OriginMiddle English befasten ← Old English befæstan ← Proto-West Germanic *bifastijan →
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Meanings

verbbefast (third-person singular simple present befasts, present participle befasting, simple past and past participle befasted)

present singular third person befasts · participle present befasting · participle past befasted · past befasted

  1. archaictransitiveTo fasten.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*bifastijan
  2. Old Englishbefæstan
  3. Middle Englishbefasten
  4. Englishbefast

From Middle English befasten, from Old English befæstan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifastijan, equivalent to be- + fast.

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APA

befast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befast

MLA

“befast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “befast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/befast.

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