Bofä

Old Swedish Dictionary - bofä

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bofä" (or bofæ) in Swedish.

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

bofä (bofæ): boskap. " han gaff them korn fore alt thz bofä (pro equis et ovibus et bobus et asinis) som i landino war" MB 1: 256. ib 199.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

MB: Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.