Rädhegrima

Old Swedish Dictionary - rädhegrima

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rädhegrima" (or rædhegrima) in Swedish.

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

rädhegrima (rædhegrima): skrämmande ansigtsmask? fly forgylta skalka rädhegrimor ok skopuk howdh GO 1108. Jfr Kock och af Petersens, Medeltidsordspråk 1: 250, 2: 426 f.

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

Part of speech: nn

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