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fostre

Danish

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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fostre n

  1. indefinite plural of foster

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse fóstra (“foster”).

Verb

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fostre (imperative fostr, infinitive at fostre, present tense fostrer, past tense fostrede, perfect tense har fostret)

  1. produce or develop remarkable things or ideas

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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fostre

  1. Alternative form of foster

Etymology 2

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Verb

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fostre

  1. Alternative form of fostren

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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fostre n

  1. indefinite plural of foster
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse fóstra.

Verb

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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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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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

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Noun

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fōstre

  1. dative singular of fōstor
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