Föstu-tími

Old Norse Dictionary - föstu-tími

Meaning of Old Norse word "föstu-tími" (or fǫstu-tími)

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

föstu-tími (fǫstu-tími)
a, m. fast-time, Stj. 148.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föstu-tími may be more accurately written as fǫstu-tími.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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