*fastāną
Runic: ᚠᚨᛊᛏᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɸɑs.tɑː.nɑ̃/verb · Weak class 3
Meanings
- to observe, hold firm to
- to fast, to abstain from food and/or drink
Etymology
From *fastuz (‘fixed, firm, secure’) + *-āną (forms stative - fientive, denominative, and factitive verbs (Weak class 3)).
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fastō | – | – |
| 2nd singular | fastaisi | – | fastai |
| 3rd singular | fastaiþi | – | fastāþau |
| 1st dual | fastōs | – | – |
| 2nd dual | fastāþiz | – | fastāþiz |
| 1st plural | fastāmaz | – | – |
| 2nd plural | fastaiþ | – | fastaiþ |
| 3rd plural | fastānþi | – | fastānþau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | – | – |
| 2nd singular | fastāsai | – |
| 3rd singular | fastāþai | – |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | fastānþai | – |
| 2nd plural | fastānþai | – |
| 3rd plural | fastānþai | – |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | fastadǭ | fastadēdį̄ |
| 2nd singular | fastadēz | fastadēdīz |
| 3rd singular | fastadē | fastadēdī |
| 1st dual | fastadēdū | fastadēdīw |
| 2nd dual | fastadēdudiz | fastadēdīdiz |
| 1st plural | fastadēdum | fastadēdīm |
| 2nd plural | fastadēdud | fastadēdīd |
| 3rd plural | fastadēdun | fastadēdīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| fastāną | fastāndz | fastadaz |
Descendants
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*fastēn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*faston (Old Dutch)
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vasten (Middle Dutch)
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vasten (Dutch)
- vas (Afrikaans)
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vasten (Dutch)
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vasten (Middle Dutch)
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*faston (Old Dutch)
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*fastēn (Proto-West Germanic)
- festia (Old English)
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*fastēn (Proto-West Germanic)
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fastēn (Old High German)
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vasten (Middle High German)
- bastan (Cimbrian)
- fasten (German)
- faaschten (Luxembourgish)
- פֿאַסטן (fastn) (Yiddish)
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vasten (Middle High German)
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fastēn (Old High German)
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*fastēn (Proto-West Germanic)
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*fastōn (Old Saxon)
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fasten, vasten (Middle Low German)
- fasten (Low German)
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fasten, vasten (Middle Low German)
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*fastōn (Old Saxon)
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fasta (Old Norse)
- fasta (Faroese)
- fasta (Icelandic)
- fasta (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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fasta (Old Norse)
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faste (Danish)
- faste (Norwegian Bokmål)
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faste (Danish)
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fasta (Old Norse)
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fasta (Old Swedish)
- fasta (Swedish)
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fasta (Old Swedish)
- 𐍆𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (fastān) (Gothic)