Hovuþgiäld

Old Swedish Dictionary - hovuþgiäld

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hovuþgiäld" (or hovuþgiæld) in Swedish.

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

hovuþgiäld (hovuþgiæld): kapital, skuldsumma. äfte þy. som hans huwuþgäld tilsigher SD 5: 562 (1346). " landskildhen ok hwat aff gozit vpbärs skal egh affslas i howdgeldhit ib" NS 1: 20 (1401). " ib 65 (1401), 115 (1402). 167 (1402), 200 (1402), 275 (1403), 333 (1404), 379 (1404) o. s. v. "

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

howodh- SD NS 1: 167 (1402). huwuþgäld.
howdgiäld: -giäldit SD NS 1: 65 (1401).
howdgyäldh: -gyäldhit ib 200 (1402).
howtgiäld: -giäldit ib 115 (1402).
hwdhgiäld: -giäldet ib 225 (1403).
huwdgiäl: -giällit ib 333 (1404). howdgeldh.
howdhgiald: -gialdeno SD NS 1: 379 (1404). hwfwm giäld: -giäldit (hwfwm troligen skriffel för hufwdh) ib 584 (1406)),

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.