Faghergiärn
Old Swedish Dictionary - faghergiärnMeaning of Old Swedish word "faghergiärn" (or faghergiærn) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- faghergiärn (faghergiærn)
- som gärna vill vara fager el. prydlig. Bil 460. " the som faghir gerne äru. älla the som astunda fanyt prydhilse" Bo 35.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so faghergiärn may have also been written as faghergiærn
Part of speech: av
Grammatical aspect: adj.
Alternative forms or notes:- -gärn Lg 1013. -gern),
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚵᚼᚽᚱᚵᛁᛅᚱᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Bil
- Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
- Bo
- Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.