Forhäfdh

Old Swedish Dictionary - forhäfdh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forhäfdh" (or forhæfdh) in Swedish.

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

forhäfdh (forhæfdh): hävd, besittning under så lång tid att orubblig äganderätt förvärvats. scibo. .. prescribere for-scriffua oc mz lagha forhadh (enl. Erik Neuman felskrivning för forlädh (ɔ forhälfdh) haffua GU C 20 s. 556.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.