Húsfastr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - húsfastr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "húsfastr" in Norwegian.

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

húsfastr: húsfastr, adj. saadan som har fast Hjem ellerBolig (jvf vistfastr); þeir eru húsfastirmenn, er eiga garða eða leiga garðamisseris leigum eða tolf mánaða, allan,halfan eða fjórðung, ok byggja öðrummeð sér Byl. 7, 166; var þá blásit útá Eyrar öllum húsföstum mönnum oksett þing Fm. VI, 1322; húsfastir mennmeta þat mál síðan sem lög eru Bjark.144; jvf DN. V, 6517 fg under hús-bóndi 2.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚢᛋᚠᛆᛋᛏᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

m.: Masculin.

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