Fäniken
Old Swedish Dictionary - fänikenMeaning of Old Swedish word "fäniken" (or fæniken) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- fäniken (fæniken)
- liten fana. hade her niels en feneken, vtslagen pa kernen BSH 5: 150 (1507). Jfr fänika.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so fäniken may have also been written as fæniken
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- feneken )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛅᚿᛁᚴᚽᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- BS
- Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
- BSH
- Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.