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 Old Swedish word can mean:

nidherfärdh (nidherfærdh): 1) nedfarande, nedstigande; nedsjunkande. " o hwilkin en önkelikin nidherfärdh (descensus), hwar nidherköffwis j os skälinna kraffthir, for kropsins käthe ok fylla" SpV 359.

nidherfärdh (nidherfærdh): 2) färd söderut. sende wor nadige herre sin kögemester niels erikson ther med at aname calmara slott som han oss oc underuiste i nedferden HSH 14 .: 45 (1525? Brask).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

SpV: Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.