Rödhinger

Old Swedish Dictionary - rödhinger

Meaning of Old Swedish word "rödhinger" (or rødhinger) in Swedish.

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

rödhinger (rødhinger)
röding, salmo savelinus. eth fiskerii.. .. thär görs aff en fiärdhung röding VKJ 219 (1480). VKU 118 (1565). - ss maträtt. rödhing makrel eller lax salt Brasks Matordn 6. ib 11.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • röd- )
  • *rödhings fiske
  • *rödhings nät
  • rödingx- )

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

Works and authors cited:

Brasks Matordn
H. Hildebrand, Matordningen i biskop Hans Brasks hus (ur hds. fr. 1513--27). I Vitt. Hist. o. Ant. Ak:s Månadsblad 1885 s. 1--21.
VKJ
Vadstena klosters Jordebok 1500 jemte tillägg ur klostrets äldre jordeböcker. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1898. [Beträffande dateringen jfr E. Noreen, Historisk Tidskrift 39, s. 187 f.]
VKU
Vadstena klosters Uppbörds- och Utgiftsbok 1539--1570. Utg. af C. Silfverstolpe. 1895.
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