Upfärdha

Old Swedish Dictionary - upfärdha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "upfärdha" (or upfærdha) in Swedish.

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

upfärdha (upfærdha)
iordningställa, iståndsätta, laga. " ey skal ok k (ɔ konungen) scriffua syna smaswena til he godamän som slotten och länen haffwa oppa tiänseste adh färda them op, vtan lthaa sin kamermester them opfärda eller forscriffua them til syna fogota som hans slot och län haffwa oppa regenskap G. Carlsson, Kalmar recess 1483 s. 66. gaffs berge smydh for bysser han vpferdede" SSkb 78 (1503).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • op-.
  • -ferda )

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

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Works and authors cited:

SSkb
Stockholms Stads Skottebok 1501--1510. Utg. genom H. Hildebrand. 1889, 1915. SSKb 2:= Stock Skb
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