Fóster-fæder

Secondo il Dizionario dell'Inglese Antico:

fóster-fæder

Add: (1) of human beings, (a) lit.: Fósterfæder altor, i. nutritor (Alexander, who brought up Athanasius), An. Ox. 2841: Wrt. Voc. ii. 80, 62: 92, 28. Fóstorfæder, 100, 7. Jóseph, Crístes fósterfæder, Hml. Th. i. 30, 6: 42, 4. Fóstorfæder, 148, 34. Cóm hire fósterfæder (cf. se cing þæt mǽdencild hét út áweorpan ... and Theothimus gefand ꝥ cild and hé hit wel befæste tó fédenne, 170, 13-16), Hml. A. 175, 178. (b) of a teacher or tutor :-- Úre hyrde and úre fósterfæder (féster-, ) Sanctus Petrus pastor et nutritor noster beatus Petrus, Gr. D. 228, 22. Neron wolde hátan his ágenne mǽgistre and his fósterfæder (Senecam familiarem praeceptoremque suum) ácwellan, Bt. 29, 2; F. 104, 19. (2) of superhuman beings :-- Críst, fósterfæder (altor) ealra þinga. Hy. S. 65, 35. [Icel. fóstr-faðir.] foster-fæder

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