Arfhärra

Old Swedish Dictionary - arfhärra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "arfhärra" (or arfhærra) in Swedish.

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

arfhärra (arfhærra): arfherre, furste som innehar ärftlig regentvärdighet, till tron el. tronföljd på grund af arfsförhållande berättigad furste. ath wii hans naade som en enasthe son och enasthe arffwinge. .. for en reth ärfherre till swerges riche wille anamma, crona oc crisma Rydberg Tr 3: 624 (1520).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Rydberg Tr: Sveriges traktater med främmande magter jemte andra dit hörande handlingar. Utgifna af O.S. Rydberg. Del. 2, 3. 1880--95.