Föðurfaðir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - föðurfaðir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "föðurfaðir" (or fǫðurfaðir) in Norwegian.

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

föðurfaðir (fǫðurfaðir)
föðurfaðir, m. Farfader. Gul. 1033; Grg.I, 19612. 2197; Fm. VII, 1621.

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, föðurfaðir may be more accurately written as fǫðurfaðir.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚦᚢᚱᚠᛆᚦᛁᚱ
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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