Vatnfasta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vatnfasta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vatnfasta" in Norwegian.

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

vatnfasta
vatnfasta, v. (að) = fasta við vatn okbrauð. NBKr. 9; HE. II, 188 fg; Stat.29420; er sú ein mín tillaga enn meðyðr, at þér ok allr herrinn vatnfasti 6dœgr til þess, at sá hinn sami guð -gefi oss at vinna sigr á Dönum Flat.I, 1128.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛏᚿᚠᛆᛋᛏᛆ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
v.
Verbum.

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