Höghmodhlogher

Old Swedish Dictionary - höghmodhlogher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "höghmodhlogher" (or høghmodhlogher) in Swedish.

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

höghmodhlogher (høghmodhlogher)
högmodig. högmodogt ok stort hiärta Bir 1: 36. Jfr hoghmodhogher, högmöþogher.

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

Bir
Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.
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