Fasta-land

Old Norse Dictionary - fasta-land

Meaning of Old Norse word "fasta-land"

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

fasta-land
n. the mainland (Germ. festes land), opp. to ey-land.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

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