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.