ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ

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Proto-Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido /⁠faihidō⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *faihidǭ, first-person singular past indicative of *faihijaną (to paint). The development of aih to āh brings the word one step closer to the Old Icelandic fáða.

Verb

ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido /fāhidō/) (first-person singular past indicative)

  1. I painted, I coloured
    • 200s-400s inscription on the Rö runestone:
      ᛖᚲᚺᚱᚨᛉᚨᛉᛊᚨᛏᛁᛞᛟᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨ ¶ ᛊᚹᚨᛒᚨᚺᚨᚱᛃᚨᛉ ¶ ᚨᚾᚨ(2?) ¶ ᛊ[ᚨ]ᛁᚱᚨᚹᛁᛞᚨᛉ ¶ ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᚹᚨᚱᛁᛃᚨᛉᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ
      ekhrazazsatidostaina ¶ swabaharjaz ¶ ana(2?) ¶ sirawidaz ¶ stainawarijazfahido
      ek Hraʀaʀ satidō staina ¶ Swābaharjaʀ ¶ ana... ¶ Sairawīdaʀ ¶ Stainawārijaʀ fāhidō
      I, Hraʀaʀ, set the stone. Swābaharjaʀ ¶ on... ¶ Wound-wide ¶ , Stainawārijaʀ painted

Attested forms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: fáða (infinitive )