Trú-fastr
Old Norse Dictionary - trú-fastr
Meaning of Old Norse word "trú-fastr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- trú-fastr
- adj. [A. S. treowe-fast; Old Engl. true-fast; Dan. troe-fast]:—truthful, faithful, of belief: trusty, BS. i. 392; hann var maðr trúfastr ok vel siðaðr, Eg. 770; vitr kona ok trúföst, BlaS. 50: as a nickname of the English king Athelstan, Eg. 265, FmS. i. 15.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢ-ᚠᛅᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Blas.
- Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)