Befästa

Old Swedish Dictionary - befästa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "befästa" (or befæsta) in Swedish.

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

befästa (befæsta): fastställa, stadfästa, avsluta. jach kan eij i nagen matthe besinne hwru jach kan säthie tro tiill naagen aff the articla eller naagen degtingen pa them befesthe Rydberg Tr 3: 601 (1518).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

Rydberg Tr: Sveriges traktater med främmande magter jemte andra dit hörande handlingar. Utgifna af O.S. Rydberg. Del. 2, 3. 1880--95.