Fatmästare

Old Swedish Dictionary - fatmästare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fatmästare" (or fatmæstare) in Swedish.

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

fatmästare (fatmæstare)
tillverkare av bord)kärl?, tillverkare av laggkärl, tunnbindare? Jfr Brieskorn, Några medeltida yrkesnamn och titlar s 5, SDw 2: 1215. ss tilnamn. mällan niclissa fatmestare gardhe oc laurens tompt SDNS 2: 849 (1414). nest östan fore kätilborne fatmestare SDNS 3: 351 (1448). jon fatmester Arboga tänkebok 6 (1452). swen fatmester ib 7 (1452). per fathmestere ib 21 (1454). etc (enl. upgift av E. Noreen).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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