Fagherhänder
Old Swedish Dictionary - fagherhänderMeaning of Old Swedish word "fagherhänder" (or fagherhænder) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- fagherhänder (fagherhænder)
- försedd med vackra händer. fager händer oc föter (för fager händer oc fager föter; orig. vel hæntir oc vel fœttir) Di 131.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so fagherhänder may have also been written as fagherhænder
Part of speech: av
Grammatical aspect: adj.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚵᚼᚽᚱᚼᛅᚿᚦᚽᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Di
- Sagan om Didrik af Bern. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1850--54.