Forsmädhirska

Old Swedish Dictionary - forsmädhirska

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forsmädhirska" (or forsmædhirska) in Swedish.

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

forsmädhirska (forsmædhirska)
föraktare. " stora thinga forsmädirska (magnorum contemptus)" SpV 160. lib 161.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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