Fämte

Old Swedish Dictionary - fämte

Meaning 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.
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