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 (fornøghning)
godtgörelse, ersättning. " fulfölghe then förnöghingh helge hemmingh i gode betalningh" FM 400 (1509). - godtgörelse, upprättelse. andra fornöghyngh göra Gers Frest 33.

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:
  • för .-),

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

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Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
Fr
Hertig Fredrik af Normandie. Utg. af J. A. Ahlstrand. 1853.
Gers Frest
Om djefvulens frestelse. Af Joh. Gerson. Öfversatt af Ericus Nicolai. 1876.
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