Gefast

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