Fast-garðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fast-garðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fast-garðr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fast-garðr
m. a fastness, stronghold, Fas. i. 266.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᛋᛏ-ᚴᛅᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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