Fäste

Old Swedish Dictionary - fäste

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fäste" (or fæste) in Swedish.

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

fäste (fæste): L. Jfr W Cederschiöld, Stud. öv. genusväxl. s. 67 f. 3) fäste, fästning. han. .. sprangh nider aff sino fäste ok nidher for mwren MP 4: 25. - Jfr fota fäste.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.