Fata

Old Norse Dictionary - fata

Meaning of Old Norse word "fata" in English.

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

fata Old Norse word can mean:

fata: 1. u, f. a pail, bucket, Fb. i. 258, Bs. ii. 24, N. G. l. i. 30, Stj. 394; vatns-fata, a pail of water, freq. in western Icel.; in the east of Icel. usually skjóla, q. v. fötu-barmr, m. the rim of a pail, etc.

fata: 2. að, to clothe (mod.): to step = feta, Bs. i. 291.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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