Föður-bani

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-bani

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

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

föður-bani (fǫður-bani): a, m. slayer of another man’s father, Nj. 120, Landn. 286, Fms. vi. 367, vii. 220, Fb. i. 555.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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