Föður-bróðir
Old Norse Dictionary - föður-bróðir
Meaning of Old Norse word "föður-bróðir" (or fǫður-bróðir)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föður-bróðir (fǫður-bróðir)
- m. a father’s brother, uncle, Grág;. i. 171, ii. 185, Nj. 4: föðurbróður-sonr, a father’s brother’s son, Fms. x. 390.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föður-bróðir may be more accurately written as fǫður-bróðir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚦᚢᚱ-ᛒᚱᚢᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)