Formäla

Old Swedish Dictionary - formäla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "formäla" (or formæla) in Swedish.

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

formäla (formæla)
föra ordet. xij standa till fasto ath förscriffne morghongaffuo ok then¬ trättonde som förmedler Arfstv 40. (- fförmelte (för fförmekte) hustru anna samma sin stivffbarn wtlösa SJ 2: 310 (1497) ).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • förmela )

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

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Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
Arfstv
Arfstvisten emellan Erik Eriksson (Gyllenstjerna) och Ture Turesson (Bjelke) 1451--1480. Utg. af K. H. Karlsson. 1908. SFSS.
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