fostre

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Danish

Etymology 1

Noun

fostre n

  1. 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)

  1. produce or develop remarkable things or ideas

References

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

fostre

  1. Alternative form of foster

Etymology 2

Verb

fostre

  1. Alternative form of fostren

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

fostre n

  1. indefinite plural of foster
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fóstra.

Verb

fostre (imperative fostr or fostre, present tense fostrer, passive fostres, simple past and past participle fostra or fostret, present participle fostrende)

  1. to bring up, rear
  2. to foster, nurture, produce

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

fostre (present tense fostrar, past tense fostra, past participle fostra, passive infinitive fostrast, present participle fostrande, imperative fostre/fostr)

  1. Alternative form of fostra

Old English

Noun

fōstre

  1. dative singular of fōstor