Fatölika

Old Swedish Dictionary - fatölika

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fatölika" (or fatølika) in Swedish.

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

fatölika (fatølika)
fattigt. " giptas fatökleka (med en fattig)" Bil 617. - i fattigdom, i brist. liffwande fatelika LfK 190.

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

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -leka.
  • fatelika för fatelika LfK 190 ),

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

Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
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