fóðr

See also: fodr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“fodder”), whence also Old English fōdor, Old High German fuotar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“guard, graze, feed”).

Noun

fóðr n

fodder

Descendants

Icelandic: fóður
Faroese: fóður
Norwegian Nynorsk: fôr, foder
Norwegian Bokmål: fôr
Old Swedish: fōþer
- Swedish: foder
Danish: foder
→ Middle English: fother, foður, fothir, fothyr, futher, fodyr, fooder, foþer, foþere, foðer, voðer, ffoder
- English: fother
- Scots: fother

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect, guard”) + *-þrą. Compare Old English fōdor, Old High German fuotar, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐍂 (fōdr).

Noun

fóðr n

sheath

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