ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ

Proto-Norse

Alternative forms

• ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido /⁠fāhidō⁠/)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faihidǭ, 1st singular past indicative of *faihijaną (“to paint”).

Verb

ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido /faihidō/) (first-person singular past indicative)

1. I painted, I coloured
   • c. 4th century, Einang Stone:

     [ᛖᚲ ᚷᛟ]ᛞᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ ᚱᚢᚾᛟ ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ

     [ek go]dagastiʀ runo faihido

     [I, Go]dagastiz, painted [the] rune

Attested forms

• (first-person singular present active indicative) — ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi /⁠fāhī⁠/)
• (first-person singular past active indicative) — ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido /⁠faihidō⁠/), ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido /⁠fāhidō⁠/)
• (third-person singular past active indicative) — ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛖ (fahide /⁠fāhidē⁠/)

Descendants

• Old Norse: fáða (1st past singular indicative of fá)