Mater

Old Swedish Dictionary - mater

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mater" in Swedish.

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

mater
mat. "ath giffwa thri folk til matz i spittalen hwan manath" ATb 2: 238 (1484). en maltith math STb 4: 79 (1505). Jfr almogha-, färsk-, grof-, hunda-, hvardags-, hönsa-, miolk-, värulldsmater.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • *mata luste
  • matha-.
  • -loste )
  • *mata snuggare ,
  • *mata vild ,
  • mata vilder? adj. Art. Sdw 2: 28 torde böra utgå.

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

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Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
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