Fóstr-laun

Old Norse Dictionary - fóstr-laun

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

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

fóstr-laun
n. pl. reward for fostering one, Ld. 232, Grág. i. 280.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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