Föður-arfr
Old Norse Dictionary - föður-arfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "föður-arfr" (or fǫður-arfr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föður-arfr (fǫður-arfr)
- m. inheritance after a father, Eg. 470, Rd. 282, Fb. ii. 172.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föður-arfr may be more accurately written as fǫður-arfr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚦᚢᚱ-ᛅᚱᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)