Nödhthorftogher

Old Swedish Dictionary - nödhthorftogher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nödhthorftogher" (or nødhthorftogher) in Swedish.

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

nödhthorftogher (nødhthorftogher)
behövande, fattig. " huSTrv criSTine schal giffue hans gangkleder j gudz ere them som fatigh och nödhthorfftich är" STb 3: 250 (1495).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -torfftich )

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

Works and authors cited:

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Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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