Old English Dictionary Entry

Fóstor-land

Part of speech: es; Related words: fóster-land. fostor-land

Definitions

1 definitions

1 fóstor-land

n. Land assigned for the procuring of provisions :-- Ðæt ylce land hí gefreódon Godes þeówan to brýce into fóstorlande they freed the same land for the use of God's servants as foster-land, Th. Diplm. A.D. 963-975; 227, 33.

Similar Words

'feallend-lic
-fá
-fandigendlic
-farenness
-feald

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚩᛋᛏᚩᚱ-ᛚᚪᚾᛞ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Works & Authors

Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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