Fornöghning

Old Swedish Dictionary - fornöghning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "fornöghning" (or fornøghning) in Swedish.

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

fornöghning Old Swedish word can mean:

fornöghning (fornøghning): 1) gottgörelse, ersättning. " henrich wan deme busken skulle geffue erik gisleson i gode förnögningh vᶜ (500) mark STockholmsca fför allan sin huSTru deel" STockholms STads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.">SJ 2: 192 (1491). swa the henne fore rettin tackade fore goda fornögningh STb 3: 230 (1495).

fornöghning (fornøghning): 2) belåtenhet. " at the fatige. .. ganske klenlige. .. förmoge holle thesse skotter theris terning til förnögning" ib 5: 315 (1520, Kop).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SJ: 2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.