Behända

Old Swedish Dictionary - behända

Meaning of Old Swedish word "behända" (or behænda) in Swedish.

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

behända (behænda): fin, konstfull. lekin war ny och mykit behenda MD (S) 202 (i rimslut).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

MD: Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.