Fämöres borghare

Old Swedish Dictionary - fämöres borghare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fämöres borghare" (or fæmøres borghare) in Swedish.

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

fämöres borghare (fæmøres borghare)
föemöresborgare, benämning på lantbo som mot erläggande av fem öre erhöll tillåtelse att i STad idka köpenskap men som slapp att deltaga i borgerskapets utskylder m. m. STb 1: 433 (1459, Burspr). enge v (5) öres borgare, the som ecke halda vp hws ok heeman ib 373 (1482). ib. ib 3: 108 (1493). " the v öres borgere, som bedriffue theris kopinskap j STäderne, ider, oss oc alle besitiande borgere til STor draplig skade" ib 5: 328 (1521, Kop).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -borgere )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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