Fornhäfdh

Old Swedish Dictionary - fornhäfdh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fornhäfdh" (or fornhæfdh) in Swedish.

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

fornhäfdh (fornhæfdh)
besittning. DD Suppl 1 (1386). (Sdw 2: 1344).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

DD
Diplomatarium Dalekarlicum. Urkunder rörande landskapet Dalarne. Utg. af C. G. Kröningssvärd och J. Lidén. Del. 1--3. 1842--46.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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