Fóðr

Old Norse Dictionary - fóðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "fóðr" in English.

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

fóðr: n. [Engl. fodder; Germ. futter; Dan. and Swed. foder], fodder for cattle, (but fæði or fæða of human food), Ísl. ii. 138, Gþl. 503, Fbr. 156: a certain quantity of fodder or hay, a stack thus contains so many kýr-fóðr or lambs-fóðr:—a foddering of lambs for the parson in the winter, hence a parish has so and so many lambs-fóðr; skila úr fóðrum, to return lambs in the spring. fóðr-birgðir, f. pl. (-birgr, adj.), stores of hay.

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

Similar entries:

Fóðr (I)

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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