fæstning - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vesteninge (“fortress”), from vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), from Old Saxon fast (“firm, secure”). Equivalent to fæstne (“fasten, secure”) +‎ -ning and fæste +‎ -ning.

Noun

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fæstning c (singular definite fæstningen, plural indefinite fæstninger)

1. fortress, fort, stronghold

Inflection

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Declension of fæstning