Fóstr-systkin

Old Norse Dictionary - fóstr-systkin

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

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

fóstr-systkin
n. pl., collect. foster-brothers and sisters, Fas. ii. 64.

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

Abbreviations used:

collect.
collective.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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