Döpefadhir

Old Swedish Dictionary - döpefadhir

Meaning of Old Swedish word "döpefadhir" (or døpefadhir) in Swedish.

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

döpefadhir (døpefadhir)
,? m. den som döpt el. döper någon. kan thu thik äkke löna fore iohanne thinom döpefadhir Bo 39.

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

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

Works and authors cited:

Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
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