Näbfäste

Old Swedish Dictionary - näbfäste

Meaning of Old Swedish word "näbfäste" (or næbfæste) in Swedish.

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

näbfäste (næbfæste)
? Jfr kivo näb? at the toge tet skip wtan slag och kiff, wtan som tet lagh i hampn fför en nebfäSTe STb 4: 268 (1512).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • neb- )

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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