Föður-bætr
Old Norse Dictionary - föður-bætr
Meaning of Old Norse word "föður-bætr" (or fǫður-bætr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föður-bætr (fǫður-bætr)
- f. pl. weregild for a father, Fms. ii. 109, Hkr. iii. 387.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föður-bætr may be more accurately written as fǫður-bætr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚦᚢᚱ-ᛒᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)