fótr

See also: fotr, fötr, and fœtr

Old Norse

fótr m (genitive fótar, plural fǿtr)

a foot
a leg (including the foot)
Dofinn er mér fótr minn. ― My leg is dead. (literally, “Deaf is for me my leg.”)

The word distinguishes between various animals where fótr is used of men, horses, cattle, sheep, etc.. When referring to beasts of prey as bears and lions hrammr (“a paw”) is used, when referring to cats, dogs and mice lǫpp (“a paw”) is used, of birds of prey as ravens or eagles klǿr (“claws”) is used and hreifi (“fins”) is used of seals.

eiga fótum fjör at launa (“to owe one's life to the feet, to run for one's life”)
falla til fóta (“to fall at another's feet”)
fara á fǿtr (“to rise”)
fótr ok fit
hafa land undir fǿti (“to feel the ground wider one's feet”)
hlaupa sem fǿtr toga (“to run as fast as feet can go”)
hverr á fǿtr öðrum (“one on the heels of another”)
kominn af fótum fram (“off one's feet, bedridden”)
leggja land undir fót (“to take a long stride”, a phrase denoting the delight of getting on shore)
skjóta fótum undir sik, kasta fótum undir sik (“to take to one's heels”)
spretta á fǿtr, stökkva á fǿtr (“to start to one's feet”)
taka til fóta (“to one's heels”)
vera snemma á fótum (“to be alive”, literally “to be early afoot”)
vera á fótum (“to be afoot, to be out of bed”)