Gefast

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gefast

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gefast" in English.

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

gefast Old Icelandic word can mean:

gefast
v. refl.
gefast
vel (illa), to prove good (bad);
gefast
opt hafa mér vel gefizt yður ráð, your counsels have often proved good for me;
gefast
hefir þeim þat ok aldri vel gefizt, it has never turned out well;
gefast
~ gjöfum, to give gifts to one another;
gefast
~ á vald e-s, to give oneself into another’s power;
gefast
~ upp, to give in, surrender;
gefast
e-m gefst e-t yfir, one does wrong in a thing (ef göfgum mönnum gáfust stórir hlutir yfir).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚠᛅᛋᛏ

Abbreviations used:

e-s
einhvers.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
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