festr
nafnorð, kvenkyn
Merkingar
(mod. festi), f., dat. and acc. festi, gen. festar, pl. festar
- I.
prop. that by which a thing is fastened, a rope, cord, Grett. ch. 68, 69, vide Guðm. S. ch. 54, Bs. ii. 111, Fms. ix. 3, 219, Eg. 324, Sks. 419, Ísl. ii. 49:—the cable to moor a ship to the shore, Eg. 195, Jb. 314, 319, Grág. ii. 354; cp. skut-festar, land-f., stafn-f., bjarg-f.:—a trap (rare), Hrafn. 27.
- II.
metaph. and as a law phrase, bail; festar-penningr, m. a pledge, bail, Fms. x. 199, Stj. Gen. xxxviii. 17, Fas. iii. 548.
- III.
esp. in pl. festar, betrothals; respecting this matter see the first eight chapters of the Festa-þáttr, in Grág. i. 305–319, and the Sagas passim, Ld. ch. 9, 23, 34, 43, 68, Nj. ch. 9, 13, 33, Gunnl. S. ch. 4, Band. 3, Lv. ch. 12, Hænsa Þ. ch. 11, Harð. S. ch. 3, Sturl. passim; festar fara fram, the betrothal is performed, Fb. ii. 196, Ld. 92, 186; sitja í festum is said of a bride between betrothal and wedding, Nj. 4.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- mod.
- modern.
- f.
- kvenkyn (e. feminine)
- dat.
- þágufall (e. dative)
- acc.
- þolfall (e. accusative)
- gen.
- eignarfall (e. genitive)
- pl.
- fleirtala (e. plural)
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- COMPDS
- samsett orð (e. compounds)
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- esp.
- especially.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Grett.
- Grettis saga. (D. II.)
- Guðm. S.
- Guðmundar saga. (D. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna saga. (D. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga saga. (D. II.)
- Harð. S.
- Harðar saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga saga. (D. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók. (E. I.)