Afgärdhe

Old Swedish Dictionary - afgärdhe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "afgärdhe" (or afgærdhe) in Swedish.

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

afgärdhe (afgærdhe)
2: 1188. afgärdatorp. til göthawei ligger 1 affgerdhe oc kallas krakokulla; thet ligger ödhe VKJ 271 (1447).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • afgärdhis thorp ,

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

Works and authors cited:

VKJ
Vadstena klosters Jordebok 1500 jemte tillägg ur klostrets äldre jordeböcker. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1898. [Beträffande dateringen jfr E. Noreen, Historisk Tidskrift 39, s. 187 f.]
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