Föður-land

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Föður-land

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 föður-land (fǫður-land)

n. [Germ. vaterland, Dan. fædreland], fatherland, Bær. 17, a rare word, sounding even now affected and mod.; Icel. prefer saying ætt-jörð, fóstr-jörð, or the like.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᛏᚢᚱ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)

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