Her-föðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "her-föðr" (or her-fǫðr)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

her-föðr (her-fǫðr)

m. Father of Hosts, a name of Odin, Edda.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, her-föðr may be more accurately written as her-fǫðr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱ-ᚠᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements