Definitions
Definitions
1 ást-fóstr
rs, m. love to a foster-child, (also used metaph.) in phrases such as, leggja á. við e-n, to foster with love, as a pet child, Fms. iii. 90; fæða e-n ástfóstri, to breed one up with fatherly care, x. 218.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
ást-fóstr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ást-fóstr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).