Föður-arfr

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-arfr

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

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

föður-arfr (fǫður-arfr)
m. inheritance after a father, Eg. 470, Rd. 282, Fb. ii. 172.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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