Höfdhinge

Old Swedish Dictionary - höfdhinge

Meaning of Old Swedish word "höfdhinge" (or høfdhinge) in Swedish.

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

höfdhinge (høfdhinge)
princeps, hövding, furste. han (ɔ djuvulen) forsmadde at vara een ärligin hofdinge j hymmerikis palacio SvKyrkobr (Lucid B) 175. " siälffwir renleksins höffdhwnge christus" SpV 97. Jfr härads-, kättara-, mässodiäkna-höfdhinge.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hofdinge SvKyrkobr (Lucid B) 175. höffdhwnge SpV 97.
  • hoffdingä SvKyrkobr (Lucid B 222),

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

Works and authors cited:

SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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