Mädharve

Old Swedish Dictionary - mädharve

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mädharve" (or mædharve) in Swedish.

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

mädharve (mædharve): medarvinge. SJ 2: 189 (491). Stb 3: 244 (1495), 365 (1498), 4: 158 (1507).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

medharffue.
medhorffua Stb 3: 244 (1495) (fel för -arffua?). pl. -arffuer STb 5: 10 (1514). metärffwe: -ärffwom Svartb 491 (1467) ),

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

SJ: 2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.

Stb 3: Stockholms Stads Tänkeböcker 1492--1500. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1930.