Föður-erfð

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-erfð

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

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

föður-erfð (fǫður-erfð)
f. = föðurarfr, Landn. 214, v. l.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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