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FÝST

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
FÝST, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§132; §329; §390;
A FIST; pugnus
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  • Fýst

    pugnus,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 72
    • ;
    • Som. 71, 3
    • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 43, 57.
  • Gif men cídaþ and hira óðer hys néxtan mid ýste slicþ

    si rixāti fuĕrint vĭri et percussĕrit alter proxĭmum suum pugno,

    • Ex. 21, 18.
  • On ðone eádgan andwlitan helfúse men hondum slógun, folmum areahtum, and fýstum eác

    wicked men struck on the blessed visage with their hands, with outstretched palms, and with fists also,

    • Exon. 24 a
    • ;
    • Th. 69, 24
    • ;
    • Cri. 1125
    • ;
    • Blickl. Homl. 23, 33
    • ;
    • Mk. Bos. 14, 65.
Etymology
[
Piers P. fust
:
Chauc fest
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R. Glouc. fustes, pl
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Laym. uustes, fustes, pl. fists
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Plat. fuust, fust, f
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Frs. O. Frs. fest, f
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Dut. vuist, f
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Ger. faust, f
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M. H. Ger. vúst, f
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O. H. Ger. fúst,f
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Dan. pust, n. a blow
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Swed. pust, m. a blow with the fist, box on the ear
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Icel. pústr, m. a box on the ear.
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  • FÝST, n.