Fornöghia

Old Swedish Dictionary - fornöghia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fornöghia" (or fornøghia) in Swedish.

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

fornöghia (fornøghia): godtgörelse. skal hännis förnöyo hälffthin aff fornempdom gaardh aff myno godze (trol. för skal hänne förnöyo göra för hälfftina. .. , el. snarare skal hänni förnöyas hälffthin. .. ; pro dimidieate dicte curie, sibi, satisfactio plenaria fiet, de bonis meis) SD 4: 129 (öfvers. i hds. fr. 1440).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚮᚱᚿᚯᚵᚼᛁᛆ
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.