Fóstr-son

Old Norse Dictionary - fóstr-son

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

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

fóstr-son
m. a foster-son, Fms. i. 85, Eg. 524, Ísl. ii. 145.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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