Frakthärra

Old Swedish Dictionary - frakthärra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "frakthärra" (or frakthærra) in Swedish.

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

frakthärra (frakthærra)
»fraktherre», en av borgmästare och råd utsedd person som skulle kontrollera befraktningen i Stockholm. Jfr SAOB F 1280. StÄmb 200 (1521) , 203 (15422), 226 (1538). 231 (15341).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • ffractherre StÄmb 200 (1521)

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

Works and authors cited:

OB
Omständelig Berättelse huru the svenske af tyskarne blefvo i Stockholm förrådhne oc brände, åhr 1389. I Scriptores rerum svecicarum T. 1, sect. post., s. 212--215.
StÄmb
Stockholms Stads Ämbetsbok 1419--1544. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1927.
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