festr
Old Norse
editEtymology 1
editFrom a derivative of Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“firm, fastened”), see also Old English fæst.
Noun
editfestr f (genitive singular festar, dative and accusative singular festi, plural festar)
- rope, cord, cable (for mooring a ship to the shore)
- (in the plural) betrothals
Declension
edit Declension of festr (strong ijō-stem)
Descendants
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
editfestr
- past participle of festa
Declension
edit Strong declension of festr
Weak declension of festr
References
edit- “festr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press