Langa-fasta
Old Norse Dictionary - langa-fasta
Meaning of Old Norse word "langa-fasta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- langa-fasta
- u, f. the long fast, Lenten fast, Grág. i. 245, 246, 291, K. Þ. K. 122, 124, Rb. 82, Stj.; langaföstu-ígangr, the beginning of Lent, Grág. i. 122.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᚴᛅ-ᚠᛅᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)