Festing

Old Norse Dictionary - festing

Meaning of Old Norse word "festing" in English.

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

festing Old Norse word can mean:

festing: f. a fixing, fastening, Gþl. 462; festingar-hvalr, m. a whale driven ashore and secured, Jb. 320.

festing: 2. the firmament, Stj. 12, Fas. iii. 664; festingar-himin, m. id., Rb. 78, 110, Fas. l. c., 655 xvii.

festing: 3. = festar, betrothals (rare), K. Á. 112, Jb. 131, Gþl. 236; festingar-fé, n. = festarfé, Stj. 468; festingar-stefna, u, f. a betrothal-meeting, n. G. l. i. 382; festingar-váttr, m. = festarváttr, Jb. 162 A.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l. c.: loco citato.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

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

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