Fóstring

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóstring

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 fóstring

m. I. a fosterchild of the place where one is brought up, a native of a place :-- Ðǽre burge fóstring, Lk. p. 2, 1. II. a fosterchild of the person by whom one is educated, a disciple :-- Discipul l lárcneht l fóstring ðára postolra discipulus apostolorum, Lk. p. 2, 2. fostring

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᛋᛏᚱᛝ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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"Fornjóts synir eru á landi komnir"