Föður-garðr

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-garðr

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

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

föður-garðr (fǫður-garðr)
m. a father’s house, Fas. iii. 250, cp. K. Á. 58.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
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