Föstu-dagr
Old Norse Dictionary - föstu-dagr
Meaning of Old Norse word "föstu-dagr" (or fǫstu-dagr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föstu-dagr (fǫstu-dagr)
- m. a fast-day, K. Á. 186, 187, Nj. 165; the Icel. name of Friday, Rb. 112, Grág. i. 146; Föstudagr Langi, Good Friday, Nj. 158.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föstu-dagr may be more accurately written as fǫstu-dagr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚢ-ᛏᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)