Arfgänger

Old Swedish Dictionary - arfgänger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "arfgänger" (or arfgænger) in Swedish.

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

arfgänger (arfgænger): berättigad att taga arf. t the sculin wardha arfgenge mädh thic SvB 209 (början af 1500-talet).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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