Forsmädhare

Old Swedish Dictionary - forsmädhare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forsmädhare" (or forsmædhare) in Swedish.

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

forsmädhare (forsmædhare): föraktare. " ehn godher konungh prijssas och kalles. .. peningenäs försmädere" PMSkr 676 (senare avskr.).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

PM: Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.

PMSkr: Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.