Fästegipt

Old Swedish Dictionary - fästegipt

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fästegipt" (or fæstegipt) in Swedish.

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

fästegipt (fæstegipt)
handpenning. blomsther är fructins fästegift (flos est presaga sperandi germinis arra) GO 362.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -gift )

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

Works and authors cited:

GO
Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.
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