Hovudhsak

Old Swedish Dictionary - hovudhsak

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hovudhsak" in Swedish.

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

hovudhsak
huvudsak, huvudmål. " hon wart sak iij mark for edfällingena ok fallin til howd sakena" ATb 1: 181 (1463). per olsson. .. zacer til iij marck fore lagen niderfeligh lch sware til huffuet zachen STb 3: 353 (1498).

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • howd-.
  • huffuet zach ,

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
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