Þurr-fasta
Old Norse Dictionary - þurr-fasta
Meaning of Old Norse word "þurr-fasta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þurr-fasta can mean:þurr-fasta
- þurr-fasta
- 1. u, f. a dry-fast, K. Á. 164, BS. i. 874; þurrföstu-matr, K. Þ. K. 136.
- þurr-fasta
- 2. ð, to fast dry, on vegetable food, BS. i. (Laur. S.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᚱ-ᚠᛅᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Laur. S.
- Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)