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fæsting-men

  • noun [ masculine ]
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fæsting-men, festing-men, -menn; pl. m. [fæsting an entrusting, men, v. man a man]
Servants of the king entrusted to the keeping of the monasteries while going from place to place; servi rēgii ad cūram monastēriōrum commendāti in regno obeundo
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  • Terram lībĕrābo ab refectiōne et hābĭtu illōrum omnium qui dīcuntur fæstingmen,

    • Th. Diplm. A. D. 822
    • ;
    • 65, 17: A. D. 821
    • ;
    • 64, 11: A. D. 841
    • ;
    • 92,
    • 19.
  • Festing-menn,

    • A. D. 823
    • ;
    • 67, 2: A.D. 828
    • ;
    • 79,
    • 30.
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v.  festing-men.
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  • fæsting-men, n.