Ást-fóstr
Old Norse Dictionary - ást-fóstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ást-fóstr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛋᛏ-ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)