Ahända

Old Swedish Dictionary - ahända

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ahända" (or ahænda) in Swedish.

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

ahända (ahænda): öfverlemna, öfverlåta, tillegna. " iak hafir gyorth eeth skiptte mädh. .. lönisse bruzson. .. ii þess matto, þät iäk gaaf hanom min gardh ii biärghe ok allan min ägho looth ii lanzmarch ok allan min ägho looth ii arsio bäkke. .. ok aaf händhir iak mik ok minom arwm ok ahende iak iönisse bruzson ok hans arwm til äuerdhelika ägho fore hans gardh ii hyringhe" SD 6: 288 (1351).

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

Part of speech: vb

Additional information: v. L.

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.