Definitions
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
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
föður-land
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "föður-land" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).