Fäfoter

Old Swedish Dictionary - fäfoter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fäfoter" (or fæfoter) in Swedish.

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

fäfoter (fæfoter)
fäfot. " liggir han (åkern) oyrktir vndir fäfot" Bir 2: 308. Jfr fäar foter.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
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