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.)