Halffärdhunger

Old Swedish Dictionary - halffärdhunger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "halffärdhunger" (or halffærdhunger) in Swedish.

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

halffärdhunger (halffærdhunger)
halffjärding, hälften af ett fjärdedels härad? in katunghalffiardhong SD 3: 55 (1312).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -fiardhonger )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛚᚠᚠᛅᚱᚦᚼᚢᚿᚵᚽᚱ
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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