ást-fóstr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ást-fóstr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ást-fóstr

rs, m. love to a foster-child, (also used metaph.) in phrases such as, leggja á. við e-n, to foster with love, as a pet child, Fms. iii. 90; fæða e-n ástfóstri, to breed one up with fatherly care, x. 218.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛋᛏ-ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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