Härþer

Old Swedish Dictionary - härþer

Meaning of Old Swedish word "härþer" (or hærþer) in Swedish.

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

härþer (hærþer)
härd, smält- härd; malm som på en gång smältes i en härd. hwar smältäre skal smältä hvriä syknä viku säx härþä oc fäm barä copar skulu vara i hwariom smahärþ. i hwariom suluhärþ, nio barä. hwar þättä forsymär allr spillr en härþ meþ syalswiiliä. böte half mark SD 5: 637-8 (1347). Jfr sma-, sulu-härþer.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -ar )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛅᚱᚦᚽᚱ
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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