Fata

Old Norwegian Dictionary - fata

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "fata" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

fata: fata, f. Kar, hvori man henter Vand.Heilag. I, 928. II, 5314; Flat. I, 2484;í sama brunn tók maðr vatn í fötuluktri Bp. II, 2437; keldan var djúpok svá um búit, at einn strengr hékkniðr af vindás ok tvær fötur, sín áhvárum enda Æf. 7633; til hón mábera fötur tvær vaz frá brunni Gul.5712; konur allar fari til með fötum,byttum ok vazsám Byl. 6, 1216; tjenertil at gjengive Vulgatas lagena, hydriaStj. 3941 fg 9 (Domm. 7, 16. 20).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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