Faðerni

Old Norse Dictionary - faðerni

Meaning of Old Norse word "faðerni" in English.

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

faðerni Old Norse word can mean:

faðerni: n. fatherhood, paternity, FmS. vii. 164; at f. eðr móðerni, on father’s or mother’s side, Eg. 267, FmS. ix. 251; verða sekr um f., to be convicted of fatherhood, Grág. i. 86; ganga við f., to acknowledge one’s fatherhood, FmS. i. 257, ii. 19, iii. 130; faðerni opp. to móðerni, vi. 223.

faðerni: β. patrimony, Skv. 3. 67.

faðerni: γ. a parent, the father; ekki var breytt um f. Kolla, Bjarn. 45 MS. (Ed. wrongly föðurinn); hann var ljóss ok fagr eptir f. sínu, as his father, Edda 7.

faðerni: δ. eccl. = Lat. paternitas, BS. ii. 14, 80, 151, Th. 12, Mar., etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

v.: vide.

S.: Saga.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

etc.: et cetera.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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