Festa
Old Norse Dictionary - festa
Meaning of Old Norse word "festa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word festa can mean:festa
- festa
- u, f. a bail, pledge; svardagi ok f., Nj. 164, 240, Fms. iv. 268, 285, ix. 432, Eg. 227, Js. 40.
- festa
- COMPD: festumaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)