Silfhiärta

Old Swedish Dictionary - silfhiärta

Meaning of Old Swedish word "silfhiärta" (or silfhiærta) in Swedish.

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

silfhiärta (silfhiærta)
silverhjärta. tw silffhiertä. .. som pläge sitie sömadh pa beläthen (ɔ en bild av jungfru Maria) STb 5: 263 (1520).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • silffhiertä) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

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