Fóstr
Old Norse Dictionary - fóstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fóstr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fóstr
- n. [a Scandin. word; Swed.-Dan. and North. E. foster; but neither in Goth., A. S., nor Germ.]:—the fostering of a child, FmS. i. 1, Eg. 119, Nj. 40, Grág. i. 276, 277, Gþl. 531, FS. 12, Ld. passim; for this see barn-fóstr, but cp. also Grág. Ó. Þ. ch. 21: the savings, fjórðungi bregðr til fóstrs, Nj. (vide bregda), and fé er fóstri líkt; ást-fóstr, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scandin.
- Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)