Foräldre

Old Swedish Dictionary - foräldre

Meaning of Old Swedish word "foräldre" (or forældre) in Swedish.

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

foräldre (forældre)
sg. koll. 2) föräldrar. wi hawom gifwit wan äghodeel l.. . til vdhems closter fore wart forälre til vppehälelse SDNS 3: 43 (1415). hwat haffuir han ther til brutit oc syndaht ällir hans foreldre fadhir ällir modhir MP 5: 30.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • *foräldris häfdh ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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