Äta

Old Swedish Dictionary - äta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "äta" (or æta) in Swedish.

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

äta (æta): mat. " wi haffdom medh os bröd och wiin, aff ra ok da ok ville swiin och allä handa nadhä til dryk och ätä badhä Fredrik (ed Noreen) 1127 f. "

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

Part of speech: nn

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