Definitions
Definitions
1 föður-systir fǫður-systir
[whence Dan. faster], f. a father’s sister, Grág. i. 171, Fms. iv. 24; füðursystur-dóttir, the daughter of a father’s sister, a niece, Hkr. iii. 170.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
föður-systir
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "föður-systir" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).