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befast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-fast
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fasten.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: be-
  • Root: befasten, befæstan, *bifastijan

Usage

Inflected Forms

befasts (present, singular) befasting (participle, present) befasted (participle, past) befasted (past)

Questions

What does befast mean?
To fasten.
Where does befast come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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