ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ

ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ

Proto-Norse

Alternative forms

• ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido /fāhidō/)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faihidǭ, 1st singular past indicative of *faihijaną (“to paint”).

Verb

ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido /faihidō/) (1st singular past indicative)

1. I painted, I coloured
   • c. 4th century, Einang Stone:

     [ᛖᚲ ᚷᛟ]ᛞᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ ᚱᚢᚾᛟ ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ

     [ek go]dagastiʀ runo faihido

     [I, Go]dagastiz, painted [the] rune

Inflection

The following forms are attested:

• 1st singular present indicative — ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi /fāhī/)
• 1st singular past indicative — ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido /faihidō/), ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido /fāhidō/)
• 3rd singular past indicative — ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛖ (fahide /fāhidē/)

Descendants

• Old Norse: fáða (1st past singular indicative of fá)