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fóstor

(n.)

a fosteringnourishingfoodnourishment

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a fostering, nourishing, food, nourishment, Som. Ben. Lye

FÓSTER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓSTER, fóstor, fóstur; gen. fóstres; n.

FOSTERingnourishingrearingfeedingfoodnourishmentprovisionsedŭcātionutrīciumpastioalĭmentumvictus

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A FOSTERing, nourishing, rearing, feeding, food, nourishment, provisions; edŭcātio, nutrīcium, pastio, alĭmentum, victus Ic gegaderige in to ðé of deórcynne and of fugelcynne gemacan, ðæt hí eft to fóstre beón I will gather in to thee mates of beast-kind

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fóstor-land

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-land, es; n.

Land assigned for the procuring of provisions

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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

fóstor-módor

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-módor, f.

A foster-motheraltrix

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A foster-mother; altrix Ðæs mǽdenes fóstormódor into ðam búre eóde the maiden's foster-mother went into the chamber, Apol. Th. 2, 7, 11. 12, 15, 19, 23: Nar. 40, 7

fóstor-noþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-noþ, es; m?

A pasturepascua

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A pasture; pascua Sceáp fóstornóþes his ŏves pascuæ ejus, Wanl. Catal. 223, 37, col. 2: 291, 23, col. 1

fóstor-leán

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-leán, es; n.

Remuneration for fosteringnutrīcii merces

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Remuneration for fostering; nutrīcii merces Hæfde Nergend fóstorleán fǽmnan forgolden, éce to ealdre the Saviour had repaid the virgin the reward for fostering, in eternal life. Menol. Fox 301; Men. 152

fóstor-ling

(n.)
Grammar
fóstor-ling, es; m.

A fosterlingfoster-childălumnusvernavernŭla

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A fosterling, foster-child; ălumnus, verna, vernŭla Fósterling vernŭla, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 103; Wrt. Voc. 18, 53. Inberdling vel fósterling verna velvernācŭlus, 86; Som. 74, 34; Wrt. Voc. 50, 17

fóster-land

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-land, fóstor-land, es; n.

FOSTER-LANDland assigned for the procuring of provisionsfundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus

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FOSTER-LAND, land assigned for the procuring of provisions; fundus cĭbāriis emendis assignātus He gean [MS. geun] ðæs landes æt Wihtríces hamme ðám Godes þeówum, to fósterlande he gives the land at Wittersham to God's servants, as foster-land, Th. Diplm

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fóster-leán

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-leán, fóstor-leán, es; n.

Foster-loanremuneration for rearing a foster-childeducatiōnis præmiumnutrīcii merces

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Foster-loan, remuneration for rearing a foster-child; educatiōnis præmium, nutrīcii merces Is to witanne hwám ðæt fósterleán gebýrige it is to be known to whom the remuneration for fostering belongs, L. Edm. B. 2; Th. i. 254, 8

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fóster-nóþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-nóþ, fóstor-nóþ, es; m?

A pasturagepasturepascua

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A pasturage, pasture; pascua On stówe fósternóþes me he gestaðelode in lŏco pascuæ me collŏcāvit, Ps. Spl. T. 22, 1

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fóster-módor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-módor, -móder, fóstor-módor, féster-módor, -módur, fǽster-módor; f.

A FOSTER-MOTHERnursealtrixnutrix

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A FOSTER-MOTHER, nurse; altrix, nutrix Hwæðer hit oncneówe his fóstermódor whether it knew its foster-mother, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30. Fóstermóder altrix vel nutrix, Wrt. Voc. 72, 38. Ic gean mínre fósterméder ðæs landes æt Westúne I give to my mother the

fóstur

(n.)
Grammar
fóstur, es; n.

A fosteringfeedingfoodnourishmenteducātiopastionutrīcium

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A fostering, feeding, food, nourishment; educātio, pastio, nutrīcium Fóstur feormian to give food, to foster, cherish, Ps. Th. 77, 69

fóster

(n.)
Grammar
fóster, m. (not n.).
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Dele first passage, and add: food, nourishment, sustenance Sió lifer is blódes timber and blódes hús and fóstor, Lch. ii. 198, 2. Seó sóðe lufu is þǽre sáwle fóstor, Ll. Th. ii. 428, 38. Geunn ús tó þissum dæge dæghwámlices fóstres, Wlfst. 125, 11.

fóster

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Add Be cildra fóstre (fóstere, 6, 10) de pueris nutriendis, Chrd. 54, 18

fóstre

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fóstre

(n.)
Grammar
fóstre, an; f.

A fosterernursealtrixnutrix

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A fosterer, nurse; altrix, nutrix

fóster-bróðor

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-bróðor, m.

A FOSTER-BROTHERcollactāneus

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A FOSTER-BROTHER; collactāneus Fósterbróðor ălumnus. Wrt. Voc. 284, 74

fóster-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
fóster-fæder, féster-fæder, es; m.

A FOSTER-FATHERnourisherbringer upaltornutrītor

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A FOSTER-FATHER, nourisher, bringer up; altor, nutrītor,Wrt. Voc. 72, 37. Fósterfæder ălumnus, Ælfc. Gl. 86; Som. 74, 36; Wrt. Voc. 50, 18

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fóster-man

(n.)

a foster-manbondsmansecurity

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a foster-man, bondsman, security

túdor-fóster

(n.)
Grammar
túdor-fóster, es; m.
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Nourishment of offspring Æfter ðon tuddor-fóstre vel of ðírn síþborenarn de post fetantes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 81

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