Brödhsven

Old Swedish Dictionary - brödhsven

Meaning of Old Swedish word "brödhsven" (or brødhsven) in Swedish.

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

brödhsven (brødhsven): tjänare som är i (ngns) bröd, medlem av (ngns) hushåll? han är nic. jonsson brödswen STb 1: 202 (1479).

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

Part of speech: nn

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