Fiära

Old Swedish Dictionary - fiära

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fiära" (or fiæra) in Swedish.

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

fiära (fiæra)
opersonl. " vara ebb, sjunka undan, falla. stundom siärran (för fiärran, hvilket troligen står för fiärrar el. fiärar; motsv. Danska ordspr. har: faller) ok stundom flödhir" GO 1095.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • fiärra. pres. -ar),

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛅᚱᛆ
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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