Alda-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary - alda-faðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "alda-faðir"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

alda-faðir
-föðr, m. the father of men, i. e. Odin, Vþm., Edda: a patriarch, Hom. (St.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛏᛅ-ᚠᛅᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
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