Fóðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fóðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fóðr"

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

fóðr
n. [Engl. fodder; Germ. futter; Dan. and Swed. foder], fodder for cattle, (but fæði or fæða of human food), Ísl. ii. 138, Gþl. 503, Fbr. 156: a certain quantity of fodder or hay, a stack thus contains so many kýr-fóðr or lambs-fóðr:—a foddering of lambs for the parson in the winter, hence a parish has so and so many lambs-fóðr; skila úr fóðrum, to return lambs in the spring. fóðr-birgðir, f. pl. (-birgr, adj.), stores of hay.

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

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Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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