Paimant

Old Swedish Dictionary - paimant

Meaning of Old Swedish word "paimant" in Swedish.

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

paimant: , n.? eg.: det som gäller ss full betalning; myntemetall (vanl. en blandning av silver och koppar vari silvret icke uppgår till hälften av vikten).. . sadane peninge wt giffue, tha benempdä ware, i alle handa warer, paymynt oc rede peninge Rydberg Tr 3: 558 (1510). Jfr pagement, pagemynt.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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