Barn-fóstra
Old Norse Dictionary - barn-fóstra
Meaning of Old Norse word "barn-fóstra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- barn-fóstra
- u, f. a foster-mother of a child, Mar.; now a nurse.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚱᚾ-ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)