Fóstr-faðir
Old Norse Dictionary - fóstr-faðir
Meaning of Old Norse word "fóstr-faðir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fóstr-faðir
- m. a foster-father, Eg. 117, Ísl. ii. 139 (v. l.), Fms. ix. 361.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱ-ᚠᛅᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)