Festa

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

festa Old Icelandic word can mean:

festa

I)

festa

(-sta, -str), v.

festa

1) to make fast, fasten (~ skip, bát, hval);

festa

2) to hang up (= ~ upp);

festa

~ á gálga, to hang on the gallows;

festa

~ út til þerris, to hang out for drying;

festa

~ e-t við e-t, to fasten to a thing;

festa

3) in various fig. phrases,

festa

~ trúnað á e-t, to believe in;

festa

~ hug við e-t, to fix the mind upon;

festa

~ yndi, to feel happy (in a place);

festa

~ e-t í minni, to fix in the memory;

festa

also absol., ~ kvæði, to learn a poem by heart;

festa

4) to settle, stipulate;

festa

~ sátt mál, to make a settled agreement;

festa

~ járn, to pledge oneself to the ordeal of red-hot iron;

festa

5) to betroth (~ e-m dóttur sína);

festa

6) impers. to cleave, stick fast (spjótit festi í skildinum);

festa

eld festir, the fire catches, takes hold;

festa

bein (acc.) festir, the bone unites (after a fracture);

festa

7) refl., ~st, to grow to, stick fast to (nafnit festist við hann);

festa

bardagi festist, the battle closes up fast.

festa

II)

festa

f. bail, pledge (svardagi ok ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛋᛏᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary