Alderägha

Old Swedish Dictionary - alderägha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "alderägha" (or alderægha) in Swedish.

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

alderägha (alderægha)
åldersomsbesittning. " hsutru anna skal i samma forrörda suma haffua sik til aalder ego en STenbod ok kellare for hwndrade (100) marcker" STockholms STads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.">SJ 2: 87 (1482). hanis laurensson. .. gaff synne kore huSTrva huSTrv katerina oc synom barnom en halff korck laxafiske. .. henne ok hans barnom til vppehelle ok aalder egha STb 1: 372 (1482).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • aalder egha )

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

Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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