Fädränger

Old Swedish Dictionary - fädränger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fädränger" (or fædrænger) in Swedish.

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

fädränger (fædrænger)
boskapsvaktare, vaktgosse. " han röffuade powal mannis fää drengx hath" BtFH 1: 135 (1506). for j [1] fulsäre som han slogh powal mannis fää drengx näse ginom ib. ib 267 (1508).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • fää- )

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

Works and authors cited:

BtFH
Bidrag till Finlands Historia. Utg. genom R. Hausen. 1881--83.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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