Köpe iorþ

Old Swedish Dictionary - köpe iorþ

Meaning of Old Swedish word "köpe iorþ" (or køpe iorþ) in Swedish.

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

köpe iorþ (køpe iorþ)
L. köpejord, köpt jord. thet war köpe jordh ok eygh ärfdha jordh SD NS 1: 274 (1403). BtFH 1: 233 (1510) , 291 (1510), 297 (1509), 298 (1509). Jfr köpiordh.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • kope jord BtFH 1: 291 (1510).
  • köpi iorþ L.
  • köpo iorþ L.),

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

Works and authors cited:

BtFH
Bidrag till Finlands Historia. Utg. genom R. Hausen. 1881--83.
FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
SD
Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.
SD NS
(Svenskt Diplomatarium. Ny Serie.) Svenskt Diplomatarium från och med år 1401. Bd 3. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1885--1902. -- Bd 4 s. 1--240. Utg. genom K. H. Karlsson. 1903--1904.
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