Fá

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

fá Old Icelandic word can mean:

fá

I)

fá

(fæ; fekk, fengum; fenginn), v.

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1) to grasp with the hands, get hold of;

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hón hefir fengit einn stein, she has taken a stone;

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2) to take, capture (fengu þeir Gunnar);

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3) to get, gain, win;

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sá fær er frjár, he that woos wins;

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fá fljóðs ást to win a woman’s love;

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hann bað konunnar ok fekk heitit hennar, he asked the woman in marriage and got the promise of her hand;

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fá sitt eyrindi, to accomplish one’s errand;

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fá haærra hlut, to get the better of it;

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fá góðar viðtökur, to get a good reception;

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fá skilning á e-u, to get knowledge of;

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4) to suffer endure;

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fá úsigr, to be defeated;

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fá skaða, to suffer harm;

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fá úvit, to fall senseless, to faint;

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fá líflát, to fall lifeless;

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fá bana, to come by one’s death;

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5) to get, procure;

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hann fekk sér gott kvánfang, he got a good wife;

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6) to give, deliver to one, put into one’s hands;

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fá mér (give me) leppa tvá ór hári þinu;

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fáit nú konungi festu (give the king bail) þá er honum líki;

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fá e-m sök, to charge one;

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var sá sveinn fenginn í hendr okkr, delivered into our hands;

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fá e-m e-t at geyma, to give a thing into one’s charge (= fá e-m e-t til geymslu);

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7) with pp. following, to be able to;

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fá e-n veiddan, to be able to catch one;

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hon fœr með engu móti vakit þá, she could by no means awaken them;

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þeir munu mik aldri fá sótt, they will never be able to overcome me;

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fengu þeir honum ekki nát, they could not catch him: skaltu hvergi fá undan hokat, thou shall have no chance of sneaking away;

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hann fekk þó eigi víss orðit, he could not make out for certain;

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8) with gen., to get, take, gain, win;

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þeir fengu fjár mikils, they took a rich booty;

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vel er þess fengit, it is well earned, well done;

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hann var eigi skáld, ok hann hafði ei þeirrar listar fengit, he had not received that gift: fá verðar, to take a meal;

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hann tekk sér sveitar (he raised a band) ok gørðist illvirki;

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fá konu, to get a wife, marry (hon var átján vetra, er þorsteinn fekk hennar);

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9) to conceive, of sheep and cattle (fá burðar, lambs);

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10) to touch, affect;

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þat fekk mikils hinum hertekna manni, it touched the captive deeply, þá fær þorbirni svá. mjök (Th. was so much moved), at hann grætr;

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11) impers., one can get or find;

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vápn svá góð, at eigi fær önnur slík, that the like are not to be got;

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at varla fái vitrara mann, that a wiser man is hardly to be found;

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also, one may or can (do something);

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þat skip fær vel varit eldi, that ship can well be guarded against fire;

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12) with preps.:

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fá af sér (with infin.) to bring oneself to;

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þeir fengu af verra, they got the worse of it;

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fá at veizlu, brúkaupi, blóti, to get provisions for a feast (hann fekk at blóti miklu);

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sá dagr er at jólum skal fá, the day when preparations are to be made for Yule (cf. atfangadagr);

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fá á e-u, to get hold of, grasp with the hand;

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faðir Móða fekk á þremi, the father of M. caught hold of the brim;

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fá e-n, to touch, affect one, move (opt fá á horskan lostfagrir, litir);

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láta e-t á sik fá, to be (deeply) affected by, take it to heart;

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drykkr fær á e-n, the drink intoxicates one (er drykkr fekk á Hákon jarl);

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fá í e-t, to take hold of, grasp with the hand (= fá á e-u);

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forðuðu fingrum, fengu í snœri, they took hold of the strings;

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fá e-t or e-s til, to get, procure (var kirkja gör ok kennimanna til fengit);

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fá e-n til at gøra e-t, to get one to do a thing;

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þeir fengu menn til at ryðja skip sitt, they got men to clear their ship fá til e-s, to lay hold of;

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þar var fjöld fjár, fengu til margir, there was wealth of money, and many took a share of it;

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13) refl., fást í e-u, to be busy, exert oneself, engage in a matter (dróttningin mátti þar ekki í fást);

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Helgi leitaði þá, ef Sigurðr vildi í fást við Þorvald, if S. would try with Th.;

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segir hann ljúga ok fást í rógi, and deal in slander;

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fást við e-t = f. í e-u;

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f. við e-n, to have to do with, to contend with one (H. segist þá vilja … fást eigi við fjánda þenna);

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to wrestle (grapple) with one (skaltu fást við blámann várn).

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II)

fá

(fá, fáða, fáðr), v. to draw, paint;

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fá rúnar, to draw runes or magic characters;

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vér höfum fáða unga brúði á vegg, we have painted the young bride on the wall;

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gulli fáðr, gilded.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅ