Hödys

Old Swedish Dictionary - hödys

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hödys" (or hødys) in Swedish.

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

hödys (hødys)
? höstack. boteck[t]e. .. hödösen med wat oclede BSH 5: 155 (1507). ib 405 (1510).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -dös.
  • höödöss B SH 5: 405 (1510) ),

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
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