Föðurhefndir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - föðurhefndir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "föðurhefndir" (or fǫðurhefndir) in Norwegian.

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

föðurhefndir (fǫðurhefndir): föðurhefndir, f. pl. Hevn, hvorved enlader sin föðurbani undgjælde for athave voldet Faderens Død. Alex. 714;Vatsd. 22 (3730); Vem. 255.

Part of speech: f pl

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚦᚢᚱᚼᚽᚠᚿᚦᛁᚱ
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:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

pl.: Pluralis.

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