Fasta
Old Icelandic Dictionary - fastaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "fasta" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
fasta Old Icelandic word can mean:
- fasta
- I)
- fasta
- (að), v. to fast, abstain from food; f. þurt, to fast on dryfood.
- fasta
- II)
- fasta
- f.
- fasta
- 1) fast, fasting;
- fasta
- 2) season appointed for fasting (níu vikna f.).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᛋᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
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