Hälghonar
Old Swedish Dictionary - hälghonarMeaning of Old Swedish word "hälghonar" (or hælghonar) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- hälghonar (hælghonar)
- ? = hälghon. ffore thins helge anlithetz aasyn. .. som lysir alla hälgona jäwärdhelica glädhi SvB 507 (1400-t.). kassstedhe the nerstadde vore luther offuer henne (ɔ: den sjuka) om xxx helgenner, och fel thet III reser paa sancte karlungh i rodhen Kyrkohist Årsskr 20: 345 (1502).
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so hälghonar may have also been written as hælghonar
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- hälgona SvB 507 (1400-t.). lhälghene Arfstv 82 (1474?). helgana JTb 90 (1511).
- helgenner Kyrkohist Årsskr 20: 345 (1502) ),
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᛚᚵᚼᚮᚿᛆᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
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Works and authors cited:
- Kyrkohist Årsskr
- Kyrkohistorisk Årsskrift. 1900 ff.
- SvB
- Svenska Böner från medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1907--09. SFSS.