Læri-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary - læri-faðir

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

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

læri-faðir
m. a ‘lore-father,’ teacher, master, Sks. 307, 803, Post.: of the Fathers, eccl.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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