Födhe

Old Swedish Dictionary - födhe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "födhe" (or fødhe) in Swedish.

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

födhe (fødhe)
? återgivbande Lat. pascua, betesmark. bildl. JMÖ 18. " wi ärom hans födhis faar (populus pascue eius)" ib 27.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

JMÖ
Jungfru Marie Örtagård. Vadstenanunnornas veckoritual i svensk öfversättning från år 1510. Utg. af R. Geete. 1895. SFSS.
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