Hvitlädher

Old Swedish Dictionary - hvitlädher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hvitlädher" (or hvitlædher) in Swedish.

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

hvitlädher (hvitlædher)
vitgarvat läder, vitläder. huithlädher för eth skün HLG 2: 31 (1512).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • huith- )

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

Works and authors cited:

HLG 2
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.
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