Fiät

Old Swedish Dictionary - fiät

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fiät" (or fiæt) in Swedish.

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

fiät Old Swedish word can mean:

fiät (fiæt)
L.
fiät (fiæt)
1) fjät, steg. " the mödhelika fäthen som thu gik til korset Svb484. 2) fotspår. all fätin epter honom waro full aff blodh" MP 4: 246. - hug oc fiät, hack i häl. troyaner folde them hwg oc fräth (för fiät, se Hjelmqvist, Stud. i Nord. Fil. IV. 3: 40) Troj 31. " the rymde alt jntil stranden och panthasiela folgde them hwg oc fiäth" ib 237. matthe grecana ryma tiilbaka oc panthasilea oc polidamas folgde them hwg oc fiäth ib 240.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • fät: -in MP 4: 246.
  • fäth: -en SvB 484 )

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

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Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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