Barn-fóstri

Old Norse Dictionary - barn-fóstri

Meaning of Old Norse word "barn-fóstri" in English.

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

barn-fóstri
a, m. a foster-father, Eg. 401, Ísl. ii. 144.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
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