Högöra

Old Swedish Dictionary - högöra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "högöra" (or høgøra) in Swedish.

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

högöra (høgøra)
göra hö, ansa slaget och till torkning utbredt hö. fan jak ther en jöns nilesson landboo. .. som höögiorde FH 7: 56 (1476?).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • höö- )

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

Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
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