Högher

Old Swedish Dictionary - högher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "högher" (or høgher) in Swedish.

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

högher (høgher)
hög, kulle. STodh oppa enom högh ST 343. Al 8558. - i ortnamn. grimshögh SD 2: 133 (1292). - Jfr asko-, dyngio-, glas-, iordh-, myra-, myro-, STena-, vidha-, ättahögher.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • högha byr ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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