Forborghare

Old Swedish Dictionary - forborghare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forborghare" in Swedish.

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

forborghare
person som man gått i borgen för. " jens olson i gasö hade warit gof för en aff tesse forederes säskap, som vnrymbe sin borgan. .. tesse gode men ware ater gode för jens olsson. .. oc rekte erich kuse theris sampnadne hand, at han skulle late sin forborgere ater komma" STb 5: 227 (1519).

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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