Formäle

Old Swedish Dictionary - formäle

Meaning of Old Swedish word "formäle" (or formæle) in Swedish.

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

formäle Old Swedish word can mean:

formäle (formæle): 1) det som någon uttalar före sin död el. på sitt yttersta; skriftemål (som någon gör på sitt yttersta). döör vthen allan redzskap oc förmäle SD 6: 156 (1349? gammal afskr.). at hena rät formäle oc cristelikin dödh MD 172 c. Jfr Schlyter, Ordbok, s. 178; Kalkar, Ordbog 1: 673. Jfr formal.

formäle (formæle): 2) förut giordt aftal, förbehåll. petru kom vt mz thöm formälum Bil 118.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:

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

MD: Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Swedish.