Fóstr-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fóstr-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fóstr-faðir

m. a foster-father, Eg. 117, Ísl. ii. 139 (v. l.), Fms. ix. 361.

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱ-ᚠᛅᛏᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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