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festr

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Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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Descendants
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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fester, fest

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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festr

  1. past participle of festa
Declension
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References

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