Näfpänningar

Old Swedish Dictionary - näfpänningar

Meaning of Old Swedish word "näfpänningar" (or næfpænningar) in Swedish.

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

näfpänningar (næfpænningar): näspenningar. ss. benämning på en personskatt i staden Lödöse. " item habet prædicta præpositura) tericam partem denaiorum dictorum neffpäninga lodise" Vg Fornmt I 4-5: 63 (omkr. 1397, avskr.). Jfr näfgiäld.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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