Föður-land

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-land

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

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

föður-land (fǫður-land)
n. [Germ. vaterland, Dan. fædreland], fatherland, Bær. 17, a rare word, sounding even now affected and mod.; Icel. prefer saying ætt-jörð, fóstr-jörð, or the like.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
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