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fastr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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fastr

  1. fast, firm, sticking fast to the spot
  2. close, close-fisted
  3. firm, faithful
  4. strong, hard

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: fastur
  • Faroese: fastur
  • Norwegian: fast
  • Old Swedish: faster
  • Danish: fast

References

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  • “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[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press
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