Höft

Old Swedish Dictionary - höft

Meaning of Old Swedish word "höft" (or høft) in Swedish.

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

höft (høft)
?. .. tagit med sig länsmannen å konungens vägnar samt kyrkoherren i Wallby med tolf gode män och lagt höft aff thässom bighiom som här äpte nämpnas först i märdhastom. ena halft markland iordh RP 2: 402 (1400).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

RP
Svenska Riks-archivets pergamentsbref från och med år 1351. Förtecknade med angifvande af innehållet. 1, 2. 1866--68.
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