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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vatn-fasta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

2 definitions

1 vatn-fasta

1. að, to fast on water, K. Á. 78.

2 vatn-fasta

2. u, f. a ‘water-fast,’ H. E. i. 521, K. Þ. K.; vatnföstu-dagr, -nátt, K. Á. 78, 190.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

vatn-fasta

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "vatn-fasta" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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