Bönhald

Old Swedish Dictionary - bönhald

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bönhald" (or bønhald) in Swedish.

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

bönhald (bønhald): böns hållande, bedjande, böner. huilka c march jak antwarder til. .. biscop magnus. .. swa mädh skälum och forodhom at elrecken. .. skal i synom messom beggias woro siäl haffua i synom amynilsom och i bönholdum wider nampn, swa opta han hauer messo SD NS 3: 118 (1416, äldre avskr.).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.

SD NS: (Svenskt Diplomatarium. Ny Serie.) Svenskt Diplomatarium från och med år 1401. Bd 3. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1885--1902. -- Bd 4 s. 1--240. Utg. genom K. H. Karlsson. 1903--1904.