Föður-systir

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-systir

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

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

föður-systir (fǫður-systir)
[whence Dan. faster], f. a father’s sister, Grág. i. 171, Fms. iv. 24; füðursystur-dóttir, the daughter of a father’s sister, a niece, Hkr. iii. 170.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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