Nafnfestr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - nafnfestr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "nafnfestr" in English.

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

nafnfestr
f. ‘name-fastening’, a gift which it was usual to make when a new name was given to any one (hvat gefr þú mér at nafnfesti?).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚠᚾᚠᛁᛋᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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