Forfaster

Old Swedish Dictionary - forfaster

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forfaster" in Swedish.

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

forfaster
fast, bestämd? witnade och ransakade thenne förfaste råår, them emillan BtFH 1: 56 (1501, nyare afskr.). - adv. n. forfast, mycket fast. spikin. .. sitir forfast fästir (valde confixus) i korseno Bo 210.

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • för- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
BtFH
Bidrag till Finlands Historia. Utg. genom R. Hausen. 1881--83.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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