Föður-dauði

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-dauði

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

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

föður-dauði (fǫður-dauði)
a, m. a father’s death, Ísl. ii. 116, Fas. i. 34.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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