Mädhärvinge

Old Swedish Dictionary - mädhärvinge

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mädhärvinge" (or mædhærvinge) in Swedish.

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

mädhärvinge (mædhærvinge)
medarfvinge. badha vppa sina weghna oc sina medhärffuingia weghna SJ 176 (1449). FH 1: 46 (1477, nyare afskr.) , 5: 53 (1468), 9: 9 (1508, nyare afskr.).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • medhärffuinge.
  • meterffuinge: -ingie FH 5: 53 (1468).
  • medharffvinge: -ingers FH 1: 46 (1477, nyare afskr.).
  • medarffwinge: -ingia ib 9: 9 (1508, nyare afskr.)),

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

Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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