Fämte
Old Swedish Dictionary - fämteMeaning of Old Swedish word "fämte" (or fæmte) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- fämte (fæmte)
- femte. "städer icke kere her bärend a t clerhcehr skole trengias till ath vigia them ther nembre äro skylle än till fierde oc femtpe som kerkione lag inneholla" HSH 13: 102 (1524, Brask).
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so fämte may have also been written as fæmte
Part of speech: nl
Additional information: räkn. L.
Grammatical aspect: räkn.
Alternative forms or notes:- femte )
- fämtaluter (-lother),
- *fämtedagher
- femte- )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᛘᛏᚽ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- HSH
- Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.