Föðurbróðir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - föðurbróðir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "föðurbróðir" (or fǫðurbróðir) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

föðurbróðir (fǫðurbróðir)
föðurbróðir, m. Farbroder. Gul. 1036.2273; Grg. I, 117. 21910; Klm. 40019.43822; DN. V, 10922: Post. 12723.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, föðurbróðir may be more accurately written as fǫðurbróðir.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚦᚢᚱᛒᚱᚮᚦᛁᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.
Masculin.

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