fastr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

Adjective

fastr

fast, firm, sticking fast to the spot
close, close-fisted
firm, faithful
strong, hard

Descendants

Danish: fast
Faoese: fastur
Icelandic: fastur
Norwegian: fast
Swedish: fast

References

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

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