Forvädhi n

Old Swedish Dictionary - forvädhi n

Meaning of Old Swedish word "forvädhi n" (or forvædhi n) in Swedish.

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

forvädhi n (forvædhi n)
pant (som tillfaller innehavaren om förpantningssumman ej betales). pro quibus sibi dimidiam molendinam in aby dictam nyquernä per modum forwäthi impignorauimus SD 6: 328 (1351).

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

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

Works and authors cited:

SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
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