Fäm

Old Swedish Dictionary - fäm

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fäm" (or fæm) in Swedish.

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

fäm (fæm): fem. " fäm människiona licamlico sin" MP 1: 193. " iak gaff them fäm gawor" Bir 1: 159. " then som tok fäMP pund afladhe annor fäMP" ib 367. " fäm ar ok tiughu" Bu 99. fäm hundraþa mark SD 5: 566 (1346).

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

Part of speech: nl

Grammatical aspect: räkn.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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.

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.

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