Svartöghder

Old Swedish Dictionary - svartöghder

Meaning of Old Swedish word "svartöghder" (or svartøghder) in Swedish.

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

svartöghder (svartøghder)
svartögd, mörkögd. the (ɔ vallhundar) skwlo wara. .. swarth öghde. .. PMskr 222. konwng mennon war. .. swart ögder oc mäkta striidzman Troj 78.

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

Additional information: p. adj.

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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