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. " kaarathorpp. .. thet är wnt landbomen till fäämarch" VKJ 21 (1447).

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.

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.]