Langhätta

Old Swedish Dictionary - langhätta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "langhätta" (or langhætta) in Swedish.

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

langhätta (langhætta)
hätta med lång STrut ss tillnamn. esbiörn langhetta STb 2: 500 (1490).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -hetta )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚿᚵᚼᛅᛏᛏᛆ
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.
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