Bredhöxe

Old Swedish Dictionary - bredhöxe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bredhöxe" (or bredhøxe) in Swedish.

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

bredhöxe (bredhøxe): bredyxa. Jfr Hildebrand, Sv. Med. 2: 637. bipennis. .. breedhixe GU C 20 s. 56.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.