Fastna

Old Norse Dictionary - fastna

Meaning of Old Norse word "fastna" in English.

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

fastna Old Norse word can mean:

fastna: að, to pledge; f. lögbót, K. Þ. K. 24.

fastna: β. esp. to betroth, to give the bride away at the betrothal, Grág. i. 302 sqq.; fastnaði Mörðr Rúti dóttur sína, Nj. 3, 51, Band. 3, Ísl. ii. 8, 163, 206, Ld. 22.

fastna: γ. reflex. to be betrothed, given awav. Fms. x. 284.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

reflex.: retlexive.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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