Fóstr-jörð
Old Norse Dictionary - fóstr-jörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "fóstr-jörð" (or fóstr-jǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fóstr-jörð (fóstr-jǫrð)
- f. a native country, Nj. 45, Fms. i. 76, Hom. 140.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fóstr-jörð may be more accurately written as fóstr-jǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱ-ᛁᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)