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. "" Bu 185. a fämpta daghenom skapadhe war herra alla fughla oc fiska MB 1: 71. " ffor fämpta aarit oc tiwghu sins aller" Bir 4: 35. " huart femta aar" Bu 9. " hwar femtpe peningh aff theris arlige rente" HSH 20: 260 (1508). iak gaff them fäm gawor. .. fämtatidh at the skullo hanna min renasta likama Bir 1: 159. - Jfr halffämte.

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

Part of speech: nl

Grammatical aspect: räkn.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • femte.
  • fämpte.
  • fempte.
  • fämfte , se halffämte),
  • fämtaluter ,
  • fämtaluts attunger
  • fämptalutz- )

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:

Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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