Fiätur

Old Swedish Dictionary - fiätur

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fiätur" (or fiætur) in Swedish.

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

fiätur (fiætur): bildl. " thän lägghir fiäturen (compedem) om sin ben, hwilkin wenskap bindher mz them, aff hwilkins omgango oc sidhwänio han enkte weth" SpV 444. - tjuder. fietrann til breffdragarana Arnell Breask Biᴵ 24.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.