Bredha mädh

Old Swedish Dictionary - bredha mädh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bredha mädh" (or bredha mædh) in Swedish.

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

bredha mädh (bredha mædh)
bredvid, jämte, tillsammans med. haffuer jak bidit her häluik scoltenoic ath han sith incigle bredhe medh min hängie nidhen for thetta breff SD NS 2: 798 (1414, gammal avskr.). " thu maa fara breda medh mik i marcknad" STb 1: 400 (1482).

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

Part of speech: pp

Grammatical aspect: prep.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -medh.
  • bredhe- )

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

Works and authors cited:

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.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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