Fämtighi

Old Swedish Dictionary - fämtighi

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fämtighi" (or fæmtighi) in Swedish.

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

fämtighi (fæmtighi)
femtio. " fämtighi mark pänninga" SD 5: 565 (1346). " fämtyghi mark pänningä ib. "Bu 70. KL 317. fämtighi thwsand MB 1: 22. KLemming. 1844.">Fl (Cod. B) 19. Fr 211.

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

Part of speech: nl

Grammatical aspect: räkn.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • famtighi Bu 70.
  • fämtyghi.
  • femtighio Fl (Cod. B) 19.
  • fämtij L.
  • fämti SD NS 1: 5 (1401).
  • fämtio SJ 393 (1472).
  • femthio ib 293 (1461).
  • fänthigi SD NS 2: 9 (1408)),

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

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Works and authors cited:

Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
Fl
Flores och Blanzeflor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1844.
Fr
Hertig Fredrik af Normandie. Utg. af J. A. Ahlstrand. 1853.
KL
Klosterläsning. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1877--78.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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