Föður-frændi

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-frændi

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

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

föður-frændi (fǫður-frændi)
a, m. a kinsman on the father’s side, Gþl. 261, Ld. 24.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚦᚢᚱ-ᚠᚱᛅᚾᛏᛁ
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:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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