Fägiurdher

Old Swedish Dictionary - fägiurdher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fägiurdher" (or fægiurdher) in Swedish.

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

fägiurdher (fægiurdher)
eg. penninggördel, penningpung; skattkammare. " jak hawir swa som twafägiordha (gazophilacia) j them första fägiordhenom äru thung thingh swa som bly. .. j androm fägiordhenom synis wara skinande guld ok dyre stena ok välloktande drykkia ok söte" Bir 1: 14. sighir aff twem fägiordom ib 40. " thesse twe fägiordane" ib 42. gullit som j them fägiordhenom innelykkis ib 43.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -giordher.
  • -ar) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
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