Fóstr-land
Old Norse Dictionary - fóstr-land
Meaning of Old Norse word "fóstr-land"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fóstr-land
- n. id., Barl. 99, 156, Stj. 50, Fms. x. 340, 343, Bret. 100.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)