fostor
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːs.tor/
Noun
fōstor n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fōstor | — |
| accusative | fōstor | — |
| genitive | fōstres | — |
| dative | fōstre | — |
Derived terms
- fōstorbearn (“foster child”)
- fōstorbrōþor (“foster brother”)
- fōstorċild (“foster child”)
- fōstorfæder (“foster father, nourisher”)
- fōstorland (“land assigned for the procuring of provisions”)
- fōstorlēan (“remuneration for raising a foster child”)
- fōstorling (“foster child, fosterling”)
- fōstormann (“foster man, bondsman, security”)
- fōstormōdor (“foster mother”)
- fōstornōþ (“pasturage, pasture”)
- fōstorsweostor (“foster sister”)
- fōstre (“fosterer, nurse”)
- fōstrian (“to foster, nourish”)
- fōstring (“native, disciple”)
Descendants
Middle English: foster, fostre, voster, fostær, forster
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fōstor”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.