æfest

Middle English

Noun

æfest (plural æfests)

1. Alternative form of evest: envy, malice.

Old English

FWOTD – 22 October 2024

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *abunsti, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz. Cognate with Old Saxon abunst, Old High German abunst, Old Norse ǫfund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.fest/, [ˈæ.vest]

Noun

æfest m

1. jealousy, envy
2. zeal
3. rivalry, emulation

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	æfest	æfestas
accusative	æfest	æfestas
genitive	æfestes	æfesta
dative	æfeste	æfestum

Derived terms

• æfestful
• æfestian
• æfestiġ
• æfestnes

Descendants

• Middle English: evest

Etymology 2

From ǣ +‎ -fæst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæːˌfest/

Adjective

ǣfest

1. Alternative form of ǣfæst

Declension

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 — Strong

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

Declension of ǣfest — Weak

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “æfēst”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǣfest”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.