Fröken

Old Swedish Dictionary - fröken

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fröken" (or frøken) in Swedish.

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

fröken (frøken): fröke, ogift furstinna el. prinsessa. then dag hans nade fich tidende, at han hade fonget en vng frowken med sin forstinna elzeby, gaff jag wt fför confecth och annet. . viij & Stock Skb 192 (1521).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Stock Skb: Stockholms stads skottebok 1516--1525 samt strödda räkenskaper. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1935.