Ofhänder

Old Swedish Dictionary - ofhänder

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ofhänder" (or ofhænder) in Swedish.

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

ofhänder (ofhænder): - n. adv. nokra the articulos vtwijsa och liusliga vttyda, i thet til thenne daghen hafwer statt märkeliga ok ofhändt bade kyrkione och ridderskapeno i sinom privelijs GS 30 (1380).

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

Part of speech: av

Grammatical aspect: adj.

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

GS: Några Gambla Stadgar [såsom bihang till Biärköa-Rätten utg. af J. Hadorph]. 1687.