Fordröghilse

Old Swedish Dictionary - fordröghilse

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fordröghilse" (or fordrøghilse) in Swedish.

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

fordröghilse (fordrøghilse)
el. f. dröjsmål. (skeppet) fik thän skadhan före theras fördröyelse skwldh PMSkr 78.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • fördröyelse )

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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