ᚠᚨᚺᛁ

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Proto-Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *faihijō, first-person singular present indicative of *faihijaną (to paint).

Verb

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ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi /fāhī/) (first-person singular present indicative)

  1. I draw, I paint
    • 450-600, Noleby Runestone (KJ 67, Vg 63)
      ᚱᚢᚾᛟᚠᚨᚺᛁᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚴᚢᛞᛟᛏᛟᛡᛖᚴᚨ []
      runofahiraginakudotojeka
      /rūnō fāhī raginakundō tōjeka/
      I paint the rune of divine origin, I prepare
Attested forms
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Descendants
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  • Old Norse: , fáa

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *fēhiz or Proto-Germanic *fahiz, related to Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fullafahjan, to satisfy), 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs, suitable).

Adjective

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ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi /fāhi/) (feminine accusative singular)

  1. suitable, fitting
    • 450-600, Noleby Runestone (KJ 67, Vg 63)
      ᚱᚢᚾᛟᚠᚨᚺᛁᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚴᚢᛞᛟᛏᛟᛡᛖᚴᚨ []
      runofahiraginakudotojeka
      /rūnō fāhi raginakundō tōjeka/
      I prepare the suitable rune of divine origin
Usage notes
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  • While most editors read ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi) on the Noleby stone as “I paint”, Elmer Antonsen instead reads it as an adjective “suitable”.

Further reading

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  • Elmer H., Antonsen (2002) Runes and Germanic Linguistics (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs), volume 140, Berlin, New York: Mouton De Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 180-185