Ingefära
Old Swedish Dictionary - ingefäraMeaning of Old Swedish word "ingefära" (or ingefæra) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- ingefära (ingefæra)
- ingefära. Hästläked. i AS 137. pipar ok komin ingefära ok galiga Bo 133. Bo 133. " i [I] loodh ingheferra hwith" LB 2: 11. " jngefär hon rensar bryst och gör klar ögon och styrker kaldhan magha oc smälther math" ib 7: 58. AS 60. LB 1: 97, 2: 70, 7: 46, 47, 48 o. s. v., 10: 8.
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so ingefära may have also been written as ingefæra
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- ingefera: -fero LB 10: 8.
- ingefere ib 1: 97.
- ingheferra ib 2: 11.
- ingifera: -fero AS 137 ),
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᚿᚵᚽᚠᛅᚱᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- AS
- Ur en Antecknares Samlingar. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1868--73.
- Bo
- Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
- LB
- Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.