Föðurleifð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - föðurleifð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "föðurleifð" (or fǫðurleifð) in Norwegian.

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

föðurleifð (fǫðurleifð)
föðurleifð, f. d. s. især om Jord, Land,mods. lausafé Laxd. 26 (6818); Sturl.I, 25217. 36822; Alex. 489; om KongesønsArv i Riget: OH. 23419; Fm. VII,1765.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚦᚢᚱᛚᚽᛁᚠᚦ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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