fostre
Danish
Etymology 1
Noun
fostre n
- indefinite plural of foster
Etymology 2
From Old Norse fóstra (“foster”).
Verb
fostre (imperative fostr, infinitive at fostre, present tense fostrer, past tense fostrede, perfect tense har fostret)
References
- “fostre” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
fostre
- alternative form of foster
Etymology 2
Verb
fostre
- alternative form of fostren
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
fostre n
- indefinite plural of foster
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Verb
fostre (imperative fostr or fostre, present tense fostrer, passive fostres, simple past and past participle fostra or fostret, present participle fostrende)
References
- “fostre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “fostre_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
fostre (present tense fostrar, past tense fostra, past participle fostra, passive infinitive fostrast, present participle fostrande, imperative fostre/fostr)
- alternative form of fostra
Old English
Noun
fōstre
- dative singular of fōstor