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sǽ-fæsten

  • noun [ feminine ]
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sǽ-fæsten, the fastness or
stronghold which the sea constitutes
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  • Óþ ðæt sǽfæsten landes æt ende leódmægne forstód

    the sea was a stronghold which blocked the further passage of the Israelites,

      Cd. Th. 185, 24; Exod. 127.
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  • sǽ-fæsten, n.