Fanoter

Old Swedish Dictionary - fanoter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fanoter" in Swedish.

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

fanoter
dåraktig. " ey antwardandes them (ɔ barnen) i lössa fånotha diekners styrslo, huilke snarlige läre them arghet, ähn dygdh och wijssdom" PMSkr 659 (senare avskr.).

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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