Mädhbrodhir

Old Swedish Dictionary - mädhbrodhir

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mädhbrodhir" (or mædhbrodhir) in Swedish.

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

mädhbrodhir (mædhbrodhir)
medbroder, STallbroder. " kom for retten anders pederson i forkarleby och olaff magenson med theres medbrödra" Uppl Lagmansdomb 86 (1493). STb 2: 207 (1487). STockholms STads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.">SJ 2: 215 (1492), 235 (1493). ämbetsbroder. vorto borgameSTarana ok alt radit swa eens medh thera medh broder her anders. .. STb 4: 85 (1505). ib. ib 5: 36 (1515) , 347, 248 (1521, Kop).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • medh-.
  • med-.
  • met-.
  • medt-. -broder),

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

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Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
Uppl Lagmansdomb
Upplands Lagmansdombok 1490--1494. Utg. af K. H. Karlsson. 1907. SFSS.
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