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Proto-Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *faihijō, first-person singular present indicative of *faihijaną (“to paint”).
Verb
ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi /fāhī/) (first-person singular present indicative)
- 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, I prepare
Descendants
Etymology 2
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)
- suitable, fitting
- 450-600, Noleby Runestone (KJ 67, Vg 63)
ᚱᚢᚾᛟᚠᚨᚺᛁᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨᚴᚢᛞᛟᛏᛟᛡᛖᚴᚨ […]- runofahiraginakudotojeka
- /rūnō fāhi raginakundō tōjeka/
- I prepare the suitable rune of divine origin
Usage notes
- While most editors read ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi) on the Noleby stone as “I paint”, Elmer Antonsen instead reads it as an adjective “suitable”.
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