Fäganger

Old Swedish Dictionary - fäganger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fäganger" (or fæganger) in Swedish.

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

fäganger (fæganger): boskaps gång el. betande på gemensam betesmark; betesmark. iäk gaaf hanom min gardh. .. mädh akrum ok engh, skogh ok fä gangh SD 6: 288 (1351). thetta ligger ödhe for fägangh skuld VKJ 266 (1447). ib 214 (1480).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.

VKJ: Vadstena klosters Jordebok 1500 jemte tillägg ur klostrets äldre jordeböcker. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1898. [Beträffande dateringen jfr E. Noreen, Historisk Tidskrift 39, s. 187 f.]