festr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From a derivative of Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“firm, fastened”), see also Old English fæst.

Noun

festr f (genitive singular festar, dative and accusative singular festi, plural festar)

  1. rope, cord, cable (for mooring a ship to the shore)
  2. (in the plural) betrothals
Declension
  Declension of festr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative festr festrin festar festarnar
accusative festi festina festar festarnar
dative festi festinni festum festunum
genitive festar festarinnar festa festanna
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fester, fest

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

festr

  1. past participle of festa
Declension
    Strong declension of festr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative festr fest fest
accusative festan festa fest
dative festum festri festu
genitive fests festrar fests
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative festir festar fest
accusative festa festar fest
dative festum festum festum
genitive festra festra festra
    Weak declension of festr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative festi festa festa
accusative festa festu festa
dative festa festu festa
genitive festa festu festa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative festu festu festu
accusative festu festu festu
dative festum festum festum
genitive festu festu festu

References
  • “festr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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