Föður-verringr

Old Norse Dictionary - föður-verringr

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

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

föður-verringr (fǫður-verringr)
m. a degenerate son, Mag.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
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