fägata

Swedish

A walled droveway in Blekinge, Sweden.

An old derelict walled droveway.

Etymology

Compound of fä (“livestock”) +‎ gata (“street”), inherited from Old Swedish fægata.

Noun

fägata c

1. (agriculture) a type of droveway; a walled or fenced path for livestock between the settlement and outfield

   Synonym: fägång

Declension

Declension of fägata
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fägata	fägatan	fägator	fägatorna
Genitive	fägatas	fägatans	fägators	fägatornas

See also

• utmark (“outfield”)

References

• fä in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)