Fasta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fasta

Meaning 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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