Fämark

Old Swedish Dictionary - fämark

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fämark" (or fæmark) in Swedish.

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

fämark (fæmark): betesmark. " " SD 1: 554 (öfvers.), 2: 23 (öfvers.), 24. ib NS 1: 91 (1401), 334 (1404) o. s. v met. .. fämarkom ok fägangom FH 2: 137 (1442). !SYNS_DÅLIGT?. .. ffä markiom ok fägangom ib 4: 75 (1460). Jfr fäar mark.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

FH: Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.

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