Fasta

Old Norse Dictionary - fasta

Meaning of Old Norse word "fasta" in English.

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

fasta Old Norse word can mean:

fasta: 1. að, to fast:

fasta: 1. eccl., Hom. 71, 73, Ld. 200, K. Á. 160, Bs. passim, Fms. ii. 250, n. G. l. i. 141, 144.

fasta: 2. secular; af fastanda manns munni, Sks. 450, Lækn. 471.

fasta: 2. adv. = fastlega, Lex. Poët.

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

Similar entries:

Fasta (II)

Abbreviations used:

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

adv.: adverb.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Lækn.: Lækninga-bók. (H. V.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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