Fästesven

Old Swedish Dictionary - fästesven

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fästesven" (or fæstesven) in Swedish.

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

fästesven (fæstesven)
fästman. " hon (ɔ: warfrw) redde. .. sonenom oc fästeswenenom sinom thz the ato" Bo 33. " brudhgomma oc fästewäna swngho veningx visor" MB 2: 220. " iak är siala fästesven" Bu 101.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • fästeswän )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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