Fóstra

Old Norse Dictionary - fóstra

Meaning of Old Norse word "fóstra" in English.

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

fóstra Old Norse word can mean:

fóstra: 1. u, f. a foster-mother; fóstra sú er hann hefir fæddan lögfóstri, Grág. ii. 60, Fms. iii. 71, vii. 275:—a wet-nurse, Fs. 148.

fóstra: 2. a foster-daughter; fóstra sú er maðr hefir fædda, Grág. l. c., Eg. 169, Str. 63.

fóstra: 2. að, to foster, also to nurse, Ld. 108, Fms. i. 16, Nj. 59.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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