Þurr-fasta

Old Norse Dictionary - þurr-fasta

Meaning of Old Norse word "þurr-fasta" in English.

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

þurr-fasta Old Norse word can mean:

þurr-fasta: 1. u, f. a dry-fast, K. Á. 164, BS. i. 874; þurrföstu-matr, K. Þ. K. 136.

þurr-fasta: 2. ð, to fast dry, on vegetable food, BS. i. (Laur. S.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

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

Laur. S.: Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)

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