Halfryggia högher

Old Swedish Dictionary - halfryggia högher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "halfryggia högher" (or halfryggia høgher) in Swedish.

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

halfryggia högher (halfryggia høgher): av halva ryggens höjd. kiortillin war swartir ok stod andhirsse nid til knät ok brämit nidan til war halfrygghia högt ATb 1: 91 (1458).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

ATb: (el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.