fästning

See also: fæstning

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vesteninge (“fortress”), from vesten (“to fasten, to secure”), from Old Saxon fast (“firm, secure”).

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Noun

fästning c

a strong, permanent defensive structure; a fortress, a stronghold, a fort
(chiefly historical) a prison (housed in a similar structure)
(chiefly historical) a prison sentence (served in the above)

Declension

Declension of fästning
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fästning	fästningen	fästningar	fästningarna
Genitive	fästnings	fästningens	fästningars	fästningarnas

See also

befästa
befästning (“fortification”)
fort (“fort”)

References

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