Past

Old Norse Dictionary - past

Meaning of Old Norse word "past" in English.

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

past Old Norse word can mean:

past: n. [Lat. pastus; Fr. pâte?], a feast; in the phrase, liggja á pasti, of a wild beast, to be sucking the blood out of the prey; the Landn. 235 has liggja á fasti, see fastr: gleðinnar past, Lil. 90; hyggju past, Krosskv.

past: II. pastr, n. animal vigour; það er ekkert pastr í honum, there is no pith in him. pastrs-lauss, adj. pithless, feeble, e. g. of children suffering from atrophy.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.: French in etymologies.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

adj.: adjective.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Lil.: Lilja. (A. III.)

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