Fastna
Old Norse Dictionary - fastna
Meaning of Old Norse word "fastna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fastna can mean:fastna
- fastna
- að, to pledge; f. lögbót, K. Þ. K. 24.
- fastna
- β. esp. to betroth, to give the bride away at the betrothal, Grág. i. 302 sqq.; fastnaði Mörðr Rúti dóttur sína, Nj. 3, 51, Band. 3, Ísl. ii. 8, 163, 206, Ld. 22.
- fastna
- γ. reflex. to be betrothed, given awav. Fms. x. 284.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᛋᛏᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)