Fóstr-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary - fóstr-faðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "fóstr-faðir" in English.

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

fóstr-faðir
m. a foster-father, Eg. 117, Ísl. ii. 139 (v. l.), Fms. ix. 361.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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