Fóstra
Old Norse Dictionary - fóstra
Meaning of Old Norse word "fóstra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word fóstra can mean:fóstra
- fóstra
- 1. u, f. a foster-mother; fóstra sú er hann hefir fæddan lögfóstri, Grág. ii. 60, Fms. iii. 71, vii. 275:—a wet-nurse, Fs. 148.
- fóstra
- 2. a foster-daughter; fóstra sú er maðr hefir fædda, Grág. l. c., Eg. 169, Str. 63.
- fóstra
- 2. að, to foster, also to nurse, Ld. 108, Fms. i. 16, Nj. 59.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)