Midhalthing

Old Swedish Dictionary - midhalthing

Meaning of Old Swedish word "midhalthing" in Swedish.

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

midhalthing
mellanting på en mellanliggande ståndpunkt varande ting. är oc thz gudz skipilse at styra medhel thingin mz öwerstom oc nedhestom creatwrum (trol. för nedherst creatwr) mz medhelthingom MB 1: 44. " han läter nidhro thingin thiäna til midhalthinganna nyt ok öfra thinganna hedher" Ber 215.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • medhel- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Ber
Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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