Fata

Old Norse Dictionary - fata

Meaning of Old Norse word "fata"

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

Old Norse word fata can mean:fata

fata
1. u, f. a pail, bucket, Fb. i. 258, Bs. ii. 24, N. G. l. i. 30, Stj. 394; vatns-fata, a pail of water, freq. in western Icel.; in the east of Icel. usually skjóla, q. v. fötu-barmr, m. the rim of a pail, etc.
fata
2. að, to clothe (mod.): to step = feta, Bs. i. 291.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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