Mädhgavor

Old Swedish Dictionary - mädhgavor

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mädhgavor" (or mædhgavor) in Swedish.

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

mädhgavor (mædhgavor): hemgift. " hulkit forscriffna halfua stenhus. .. jop mentze gaff. .. hinrik frankenbergh til mädh gaffuor mädh synne brodhers dotter" SJ 116 (1443). at jak. .. haffuer vnt ok giffuit. .. niclis stub til heder oc mädhgaffuor mädh mynne älskelico fränko hustru margitte magnussadotter. .. alla mina ingedöma ib 188 (1449).

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

Part of speech: nn

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛅᚦᚼᚵᛆᚠᚮᚱ
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.