Fämtunger

Old Swedish Dictionary - fämtunger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fämtunger" (or fæmtunger) in Swedish.

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

fämtunger (fæmtunger): femtedel; särsk. femtedel af en gård el. af en by. " een femting j yllele gårdh" FH 1: 46 (1477, nyare afskr.). " all vaar andeel som vy äghom j rootzsama holm liggiande j lemmo soku som ärä thre dela eller thre fämthyngä offuer allan holmen ib 5: 80 (1481). vm een halffwan ffämtungh j iioki ib 3: 56 (1445). een tridiungh j leystilä ffämtunhg j jioki" ib 58. ib 57.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

FH: Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.