festr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From a derivative of Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“firm, fastened”), see also Old English fæst.

Noun

festr f (genitive singular festar, dative and accusative singular festi, plural festar)

1. rope, cord, cable (for mooring a ship to the shore)
2. (in the 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: fester, fest

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

festr

1. 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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “festr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive