Yrða

festr

nafnorðkvenkyn
( festi), , and festi, festar, festar
I. that by which a thing is fastened, a rope, cord, 68, 69, vide 54, ii. 111, ix. 3, 219, 324, 419, Ísl. ii. 49:—the cable to moor a ship to the shore, 195, 314, 319, ii. 354; skut-festar, land-f., stafn-f., bjarg-f.:—a trap (rare), 27.
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II. and as a law phrase, bail; festar-penningr, a pledge, bail, x. 199, Gen. xxxviii. 17, iii. 548.III. in festar, betrothals; respecting this matter see the first eight chapters of the Festa-þáttr, in i. 305–319, and the Sagas passim, 9, 23, 34, 43, 68, 9, 13, 33, Gunnl. S. 4, 3, 12, Hænsa Þ. 11, 3, passim; festar fara fram, the betrothal is performed, ii. 196, 92, 186; sitja í festum is said of a bride between betrothal and wedding, 4.
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Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • 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.
  • COMPDSsamsett orð (e. compounds)
  • metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • esp.especially.
  • 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.)