Föður-dráp

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-dráp

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

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

föður-dráp (fǫður-dráp)
n. a father’s slaughter, Ísl. l. c., v. l.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

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