Fóstri

Old Icelandic Dictionary - fóstri

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "fóstri" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

fóstri Old Icelandic word can mean:

fóstri
m.
fóstri
1) foster-father;
fóstri
2) foster-son;
fóstri
3) foster-brother;
fóstri
4) pl., fóstrar, foster-father and foster-son.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᛋᛏᚱᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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