Fästesven
Old Swedish Dictionary - fästesvenMeaning 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.