Note A — Chapter VII · OF THE LAWS AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE SAXONS.
Reading edition
Heorthfeste,—the same with Husfastene, i.e. the master of a family, from the Saxon, Hearthfæst, i.e. fixed to the house or hearth.
Reading edition
Heorthfeste,—the same with Husfastene, i.e. the master of a family, from the Saxon, Hearthfæst, i.e. fixed to the house or hearth.