Móður-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary - móður-faðir

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

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

móður-faðir
m. a mother’s father, grandfather, Grág. i. 177, Fms. i. 223.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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