Rotfästa

Old Swedish Dictionary - rotfästa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rotfästa" (or rotfæsta) in Swedish.

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

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • rotfästas , rotfästas, slå rötter.bildl. at thin hälasta likame rot fästis (radicetur) j hänna hiärta Bir 1: 302. rotfästis han i hoghenom mz threm rotum MP 2: 105. - part. pret. rotfäster, = rotfaster. qwistin skalt thu sätia rötfästan (för rot-) a lybano biergh Bil 88.

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


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