Föður-ætt

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-ætt

Meaning of Old Norse word "föður-ætt" (or fǫður-ætt) in English.

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

föður-ætt (fǫður-ætt): (or -átt), f. kinsfolk on the father’s side, Grág. i. 171, Nj. 25, Gþl. 158.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.