Höghbyrdhogher

Old Swedish Dictionary - höghbyrdhogher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "höghbyrdhogher" (or høghbyrdhogher) in Swedish.

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

höghbyrdhogher (høghbyrdhogher)
högboren, högättad. Se Sdw 2: 1242. for thy han war stor stridz kämpe, högbordoghir ok rikir SpV 320. " o högbordoge konwng" Troj 57.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • högbordoghir SpV 320.
  • högbordoge Troj 57 ),

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚵᚼᛒᛦᚱᚦᚼᚮᚵᚼᚽᚱ
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.
Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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