Föður-ætt
Old Norse Dictionary - föður-ætt
Meaning of Old Norse word "föður-ætt" (or fǫður-ætt)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föður-ætt (fǫður-ætt)
- (or -átt), f. kinsfolk on the father’s side, Grág. i. 171, Nj. 25, Gþl. 158.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föður-ætt may be more accurately written as fǫður-ætt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚦᚢᚱ-ᛅᛏᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)