Cild-fostre

Old English Dictionary Entry

Cild-fostre

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: -festre, an; Related words:

Definitions

1 cild-fostre

f. A child-fosterer, nurse; nutrix :-- Mót he habban mid him his cildfostran [-festran, Roff.] debet habere secum nutricem infantis sui, L. In. 64; Wilk. 25, 4. cild-fostre

Runic Inscription

ᚳᛁᛚᛞ-ᚠᚩᛋᛏᚱᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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