Höbos

Old Swedish Dictionary - höbos

Meaning of Old Swedish word "höbos" (or høbos) in Swedish.

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

höbos (høbos)
höboss, boss af hö, groft hö (som ratas af boskapen). war ther jäta äller krubba bygdh huar asane ato w oc ther war vti litit af hö boos som annat stalz wrak huast oc groft som diurimim ofuer lop ther hadho ätit w Lg 46.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

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Ett Forn-Svenskt Legendarium. Efter gamla handskrifter af G. Stephens. Första bandet. Andra bandet. 1847--58. -- Särskildt citeras de här aftryckta Codex Bureanus (Bu) och Codex Bildstenianus (Bil), så framt icke senare ändringar i dessa handskrifter afses.
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