Föður-hús

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-hús

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

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

föður-hús (fǫður-hús)
n. a father’s house, Stj. 398, 463.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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