festr
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From a derivative of Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“firm, fastened”), see also Old English fæst.
Noun[edit]
festr 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[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle[edit]
festr
- 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