Forböta

Old Swedish Dictionary - forböta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forböta" (or forbøta) in Swedish.

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

forböta (forbøta): gottgöra; giva bot el. skadeersättning för. honum bör at forbothe mic the velle hwart vith sigh for hwar gardh han haffuir mic fra taghit Arfstv 17 (1461). theslikis the wald ok wälde at förbötis som han mik mangafallelika giorth haffuer ib 50 (1461).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Arfstv: Arfstvisten emellan Erik Eriksson (Gyllenstjerna) och Ture Turesson (Bjelke) 1451--1480. Utg. af K. H. Karlsson. 1908. SFSS.