Föður-frændi
Old Norse Dictionary - föður-frændi
Meaning of Old Norse word "föður-frændi" (or fǫður-frændi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- föður-frændi (fǫður-frændi)
- a, m. a kinsman on the father’s side, Gþl. 261, Ld. 24.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föður-frændi may be more accurately written as fǫður-frændi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚦᚢᚱ-ᚠᚱᛅᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)