Fänge

Old Swedish Dictionary - fänge

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fänge" (or fænge) in Swedish.

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

fänge (fænge): 2) erhållande, fång. " jons jnghonen. .. haffde nokot fangit met noghra lagliga fängio jnnan for:da domprouastens boolstadha skel loc raar" Svartb 434 (1449). - Jfr barn-, fiska-fänge.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Svartb: och Svartb (Skokl) Registrum Ecclesiæ Aboensis eller Åbo domkyrkas Svartbok med tillägg ur Skoklosters Codex Aboensis. Utg. genom R. Hausen 1890.