Föstu-matr

Old Norse Dictionary - föstu-matr

Meaning of Old Norse word "föstu-matr" (or fǫstu-matr) in English.

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

föstu-matr (fǫstu-matr)
m. fast-day food, Sturl. i. 139, Fms. iv. 283, v. l.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föstu-matr may be more accurately written as fǫstu-matr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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