Famäghin

Old Swedish Dictionary - famäghin

Meaning of Old Swedish word "famäghin" (or famæghin) in Swedish.

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

famäghin (famæghin)
eg. ringa i styrka; ringa i antal, fåtalig. " ther til at i wardhin vsle oc famäghne (pauci numero)" MB 1: 430.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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