Hofrätter

Old Swedish Dictionary - hofrätter

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hofrätter" (or hofrætter) in Swedish.

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

hofrätter (hofrætter)
rätt(snormer) gällande vid ett hov, gårdsrätt? iak skildis fra hanom swa på een hoffräth then tiidh iak skildis fraan andirse tha kom iak ti her niels stura oc her sten ATb 1: 326 (1470).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hoffräth) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
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