Fadder

Old Swedish Dictionary - fadder

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fadder" in Swedish.

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

fadder
käre her sten, fadder oc gode besynnerlige wen BSH 5: 549 (1515). " käre fadder ok herre" ib 571 (1517). käre, verdige fader och herre, fadder broder och besynnerlige gode ween FM 409 (1509). Jfr fädder.

Part of speech: nn

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

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Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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