Forbätran

Old Swedish Dictionary - forbätran

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forbätran" (or forbætran) in Swedish.

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

forbätran (forbætran)
förbättring. Gers Frest. 13.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Fr
Hertig Fredrik af Normandie. Utg. af J. A. Ahlstrand. 1853.
Gers Frest
Om djefvulens frestelse. Af Joh. Gerson. Öfversatt af Ericus Nicolai. 1876.
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