Hovudhlädher

Old Swedish Dictionary - hovudhlädher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hovudhlädher" (or hovudhlædher) in Swedish.

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

hovudhlädher (hovudhlædher): till betslet hörande rem som omgifver hästens hufvud. bäzlith ok hofuundhklädher skeen som sool mot thz vädher Fl 537.

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

Part of speech: nn

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