"fostor" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfoːs.tor/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, from Proto-Germanic *fōstrą, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*fōstr}} Proto-West Germanic *fōstr, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*fōstrą}} Proto-Germanic *fōstrą, {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*peh₂-|t=to protect}} Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=fōstor|head2=|sort=}} fōstor n, {{ang-noun|n|head=fōstor}} fōstor n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|fōstr|nomsg=fōstor|num=sg}}, {{ang-decl-noun|fōstor|fōstor|fōstor|fōstor|fōstres|fōstra|fōstre|fōstrum|num=sg|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: fōstor [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], fōstor [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], fōstor [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], fōstres [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], fōstre [dative, singular], - [dative, plural]
  1. fostering, nourishing, rearing, feeding
    Sense id: en-fostor-ang-noun-4jEPVFvp Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19
  2. food, nourishment, provisions
    Sense id: en-fostor-ang-noun-0Lvut6Lj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fēster, fōster, fōstur
Derived forms: fōstorbearn (english: foster child), fōstorbrōþor (english: foster brother), fōstorċild (english: foster child), fōstorfæder (english: foster father, nourisher), fōstorland (english: land assigned for the procuring of provisions), fōstorlēan (english: remuneration for raising a foster child), fōstorling (english: foster child, fosterling), fōstormann (english: foster man, bondsman, security), fōstormōdor (english: foster mother), fōstornōþ (english: pasturage, pasture), fōstorsweostor (english: foster sister), fōstre (english: fosterer, nurse), fōstrian (english: to foster, nourish), fōstring (english: native, disciple)
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      "word": "fōstormann"
    },
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    },
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      "english": "pasturage, pasture",
      "word": "fōstornōþ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "foster sister",
      "word": "fōstorsweostor"
    },
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      "english": "fosterer, nurse",
      "word": "fōstre"
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    },
    {
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      "word": "fōstorċild"
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    {
      "english": "foster father, nourisher",
      "word": "fōstorfæder"
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    {
      "english": "land assigned for the procuring of provisions",
      "word": "fōstorland"
    },
    {
      "english": "remuneration for raising a foster child",
      "word": "fōstorlēan"
    },
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      "word": "fōstorling"
    },
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      "english": "foster man, bondsman, security",
      "word": "fōstormann"
    },
    {
      "english": "foster mother",
      "word": "fōstormōdor"
    },
    {
      "english": "pasturage, pasture",
      "word": "fōstornōþ"
    },
    {
      "english": "foster sister",
      "word": "fōstorsweostor"
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    {
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