Halffödder

Old Swedish Dictionary - halffödder

Meaning of Old Swedish word "halffödder" (or halffødder) in Swedish.

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

halffödder (halffødder)
seminecis. .. halff föddher (fel för halff dödher?) GU C 20 s. 564.

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

Additional information: p. adj.?

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

Works and authors cited:

GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
GU C 20
Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.
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