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fóster-fæder

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
fóster-fæder, féster-fæder, es; m.
A FOSTER-FATHER, nourisher, bringer up; altor, nutrītor,
  • Wrt. Voc. 72, 37.
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  • Fósterfæder

    ălumnus,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 86
    • ;
    • Som. 74, 36
    • ;
    • Wrt. Voc. 50, 18.
Etymology
[
Orm. fossterfaderr.
]
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v.  féster-fæder.
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