ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛖ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faihidē, third-person singular past indicative of *faihijaną (“to paint”).

Verb

ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛖ (fahide /fāhidē/) (third-person singular past indicative)

1. he painted, he coloured
   • 400s–500s, Halskov bracteate (IK 70[1])

Attested forms

• (first-person singular present active indicative) — ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi /⁠fāhī⁠/)
• (first-person singular past active indicative) — ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido /⁠faihidō⁠/), ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido /⁠fāhidō⁠/)
• (third-person singular past active indicative) — ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛖ (fahide /⁠fāhidē⁠/)

Descendants

• Old Norse: fáði (infinitive fá)
  • Icelandic: fá