Forhäghn

Old Swedish Dictionary - forhäghn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forhäghn" (or forhæghn) in Swedish.

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

forhäghn (forhæghn): hägn, skydd. bistånd. ther til bedhis iak ihesu christi hiälp ok forhägn i allan tima SD NS 2: 170 (1409).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.

SD NS: (Svenskt Diplomatarium. Ny Serie.) Svenskt Diplomatarium från och med år 1401. Bd 3. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1885--1902. -- Bd 4 s. 1--240. Utg. genom K. H. Karlsson. 1903--1904.