Ät

Old Swedish Dictionary - ät

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ät" (or æt) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

ät (æt)
ätt, släkt, stam. "hon gaff the jord wt aff äthinne" Uppl Lagmansdomb 29 (1490).

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so ät may have also been written as æt

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • ättargiäld (ättegäll)
  • ätta(r)leve n. ättejord. huilka pänninga summa iak samfelleliga til gode nöya wpburith haffuer til ath inlösa mith gambla atrteliffue mik medh retta arff tilfallet är epter. .. Mattes Gotzstaffson Brasks Kopieb 27 (1510). Jfr nedan ätleve. - Jfr fädhernis ät.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛅᛏ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Works and authors cited:

Uppl Lagmansdomb
Upplands Lagmansdombok 1490--1494. Utg. af K. H. Karlsson. 1907. SFSS.
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