Föður-systir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Föður-systir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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

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Runic Inscription

ᚠᚢᛏᚢᚱ-ᛋᚢᛋᛏᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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