fastr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Adjective

fastr

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

Descendants

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

Further reading

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