Hälfninger

Old Swedish Dictionary - hälfninger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hälfninger" (or hælfninger) in Swedish.

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

hälfninger (hælfninger)
hälft. " aff allom halfningenom (ex. .. media parte) israel sona" MB 1: 421.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • halfninger.
  • halninger L.
  • halftninger L.
  • hälmninger L.),

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

Works and authors cited:

MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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