Nidherfärdh

Old Swedish Dictionary - nidherfärdh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nidherfärdh" (or nidherfærdh) in Swedish.

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

nidherfärdh (nidherfærdh): nedfarande, nedstigande. Bo 98. " nidherfärdh til helutis Mb 1: 226. "Bir 2: 35. " sex trappor skulu wara j nidherfärdhinne (descensu) aff högha altareno" ib 4: 83.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Bir: Heliga Birgittas Uppenbarelser. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Bd 1--5. 1857--84. -- Med den vid citat härur stundom förekommande förkortningen: Avt åsyftas de Bd 4, s. 177--185, tryckta egenhändiga utkasten af Birgitta, med Dikt Engelens Diktamen tryckt Bd 4, s. 215--276.