Handfästning

Old Swedish Dictionary - handfästning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "handfästning" (or handfæstning) in Swedish.

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

handfästning (handfæstning)
handfästning, av konungen given bekräftelse på privilegier o. d. försth at wi willia. .. then helga kirkia och hennes tiänare räth styrkia och alla ltheras privilegia, friihether, statuta, handfestningher och goda gambla sedhwäniar. .. stadfestha Rydberg Tr 3: 373 (1483, avskr.).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -festningher) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

Rydberg Tr
Sveriges traktater med främmande magter jemte andra dit hörande handlingar. Utgifna af O.S. Rydberg. Del. 2, 3. 1880--95.
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