festr
Old Norse
Etymology 1
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Noun
festr f (genitive singular festar, dative and accusative singular festi, plural festar)
- rope, cord, cable (for mooring a ship to the shore)
- (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: fest
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Participle
festr
- 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