Föður-móðir

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-móðir

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

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

föður-móðir (fǫður-móðir)
f. a father’s mother, Nj. 25, Grág. i. 171.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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