Faðir

Old Norse Dictionary - faðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "faðir" in English.

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

faðir Old Norse word can mean:

faðir: m., gen. dat. and acc. föður: pl. nom. and acc. feðr, gen. feðra, dat. feðrum; there also occurs a monosyllabic nom. föðr or feðr, gen. föðrs or feðrs, dat. and acc. föðr or feðr, the pl. as in faðir; this form occurs passim in MSS. and editions, but is less correct and quite obsolete, Eg. 178, FmS. i. 6, n. G. l. i. 52, Stj. 130: in mod. usage in gen. both föður and föðurs, better föðrs: feðr nd veðr are rhymed, Edda 95; cp. also the compds all-föðr (of Odin), but Al-faðir of God in mod. usage: [Goth. fadar; A. S. fader; Early Engl. fader, mod. father; O. H. G. fatar, mod. vater; Swed.-Dan. fader; Lat. pāter; Gr. πατήρ; all of them bisyllabic]:—a father, n. G. l. i. 30, Grág. i. 170, Stj. 71, Hom. 47, passim:—in eccl. sense, Lat. pater, a father of the church, Stj. 126; speki feðra, Eluc. 2, K. Á. 30; faðir ok forstjóri, father and ruler, Mar.:—God, heavenly Father, n. T.; Foðir Vor, Our Father (i. e. the Lord’s Prayer, Lat. Pater Noster). Proverb or saying, fleygir fúsum til föður húsa, swift is the ride towards a father’s house.

faðir: COMPDS: föðurafi, föðurarfr, föðurbani, Föðurbetringr, föðurbróðir, föðurbætr, föðurdauði, föðurdráp, föðurerfð, föðurfaðir, föðurfrændi, föðurgarðr, föðurgjöld, föðurhefndir, föðurhús, föðurkyn, föðurland, föðurlauss, föðurleifð, föðurliga, föðurmóðir, föðursystir, föðurverringr, föðurætt.

faðir: II. in many COMPDS used as adj., e. g. föður-ást, f. and föður-elska, u, f. fatherly love; föður-hendr, f. pl. fatherly hands; föður-hirting, f. fatherly punishment; föður-hjarta, n. fatherly heart.

faðir: 2. guð-faðir, a god-father; tengda-faðir, a father-in-law; stjúp-faðir, a step-father; fóstr-faðir, a foster-father; al-faðir, all-father.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

nom.: nominative.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

adj.: adjective.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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