Föður-liga

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-liga

Meaning of Old Norse word "föður-liga" (or fǫður-liga)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

föður-liga (fǫður-liga)
adv. and föður-ligr, adj. fatherly, Stj. 63, Fms. vi. 70, Finnb. 226.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, föður-liga may be more accurately written as fǫður-liga.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚦᚢᚱ-ᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
adv.
adverb.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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