ᚠᚨᚺᛁ

Proto-Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fēhiz or Proto-Germanic *fahiz, related to Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fullafahjan, “to satisfy”), 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs, “suitable”).

Adjective

ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi /fāhi/) (feminine accusative singular)

  1. suitable, fitting
    • 450-600, Noleby Runestone (KJ 67, Vg 63)
      ᚱᚢᚾᛟᚠᚨᚺᛁᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚴᚢᛞᛟᛏᛟᛡᛖᚴᚨ […]
      runofahiraginakudotojeka […]
      rūnō fāhi raginakundō tōjeka
      I prepare the suitable rune of divine origin

Further reading
  • Elmer H., Antonsen (2002) Runes and Germanic Linguistics (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs), volume 140, Berlin, New York: Mouton De Gruyter, →ISBN, pages 180-185

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *faihijō, 1st singular present indicative of *faihijaną (“to paint”).

Verb

ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi /fāhī/) (1st singular present indicative)

  1. I draw, I paint
    • 450-600, Noleby Runestone (KJ 67, Vg 63)
      ᚱᚢᚾᛟᚠᚨᚺᛁᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚴᚢᛞᛟᛏᛟᛡᛖᚴᚨ […]
      runofahiraginakudotojeka […]
      rūnō fāhī raginakundō tōjeka
      I paint the rune of divine origin
Conjugation
  • (1st singular past indicative) ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido /⁠faihidō⁠/), ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido /⁠fāhidō⁠/)
  • (3rd singular past indicative) ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛖ (fahide /⁠fāhidē⁠/)
Descendants
  • Old Norse: fá
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