Föstu-matr
Old Norse Dictionary - föstu-matr
Meaning of Old Norse word "föstu-matr" (or fǫstu-matr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föstu-matr (fǫstu-matr)
- m. fast-day food, Sturl. i. 139, Fms. iv. 283, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föstu-matr may be more accurately written as fǫstu-matr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚢ-ᛘᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)