Fäghrind

Old Swedish Dictionary - fäghrind

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fäghrind" (or fæghrind) in Swedish.

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

fäghrind (fæghrind)
fägring, skönhet, härlighet. wardh vndhers fulder, af henna fäghrindh (pulchritudinem) ok wittrom ordhom Bil 535.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • fäghrin MD 50.
  • fäghring Bir 5: 67.
  • fägring MP 1: 58, 60, 74.
  • fäghringh Lg 3: 142 ; Gers Frest 60 ),
  • kärlekin.
  • ödhmiuktin oc renlekin the hawa ängin litin. än tho hawa the ey minzsto fäghrindena Bo 42. skipilsin gifwir hänne (dygden) mattona ok fäghrindina (decorem) ib 140. " lät thik thäkkias hans (fattigdomens) fäghrind" ib 127. " rödhe litin tekna siälinna fäghrind oc al fäghrind är j dygdhom" Bir 2: 169. ib 1: 63, 177, 5: 67. Iv 1444. Al 5614, 6340, 6347, 6361, 6369, 6370. MD 50, 55. MB 2: 165, 173, 174. Lg 3: 141, 142. Gers Frest 60. MP 1: 58, 60, 74. som fäghrind ok soma hauar Bu 140. " ther til styrer mannenom wärilzlik fikt ok fäghrind" KS 17 (44, 19). herran. .. i fördhe sik fäghrindena (decorem) Bo 231. " thit hws min herra sömir fäghrind" MB 1: 150. är thz wärdhskyllight at wi hedhrum benin oc muldina, mädhan gudh hedhrar siälina, oc swa myklo hälder, at gudh skal än giwa allom saman ewerdhelikin hedher oc fäghrindh i himerike ib 269. " sato vidh bordh män oc iomfrur otalica i störste fägrind glädhi oc hugnahd" Bil 916. Lg 91. Pa (Tung) 41. Jfr iungfru fäghrind.
  • fäghrinda fulder ,

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

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Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
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