ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ

Proto-Norse

Alternative forms

ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido /⁠fāhidō⁠/)

Etymology

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

Verb

ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido /faihidō/) (first-person singular past indicative)

I painted, I coloured
- c. 4th century, Einang Stone:
  [ᛖᚲ ...]ᛞᚨᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ ᚱᚢᚾᛟ ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ
  [ek ...]dagastiʀ runo faihido
  [I, ...]dagastiz, painted [the] rune

Attested forms

(first-person singular present active indicative) — ᚠᚨᚺᛁ (fahi /⁠fāhī⁠/)
(first-person singular past active indicative) — ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ (faihido /⁠faihidō⁠/), ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛟ (fahido /⁠fāhidō⁠/)
(third-person singular past active indicative) — ᚠᚨᚺᛁᛞᛖ (fahide /⁠fāhidē⁠/)

Descendants

Old Norse: fáða (1st past singular indicative of fá)