Mädhvitare

Old Swedish Dictionary - mädhvitare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "mädhvitare" (or mædhvitare) in Swedish.

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

mädhvitare (mædhvitare): medvetande, genom vetskap (om ett brott) medskyldig (med någon). fints naghen grwffue dreng som malm tager. .. laglige tylwunnen, han oc alle hans medhielpare och medvethara, stande en tywffs reth BSH 5: 512. (1512, nyare afskr.).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

BSH: Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.