Hofdränger

Old Swedish Dictionary - hofdränger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hofdränger" (or hofdrænger) in Swedish.

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

hofdränger (hofdrænger): uppvaktande yngling vid ett hov. ibland hoffdrengia och arghe skalker PMSkr 661.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

PM: Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.

PMSkr: Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.