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.)