Föður-bætr

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-bætr

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

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

föður-bætr (fǫður-bætr)
f. pl. weregild for a father, Fms. ii. 109, Hkr. iii. 387.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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