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Old English · noun

fostor

Normalised fōstor

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈfoːs.tor/
Syllables
ˈfoːs · tor (2 syllables)
Modern English
fosteringfeedingnourishingrearingprovisionsnourishment

Meaning

  1. fostering, nourishing, rearing, feeding

  2. food, nourishment, provisions

Declension

Declension of fostor
Singular
Nominative fōstor
Accusative fōstor
Genitive fōstres
Dative fōstre

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”).

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