Urhäfdh
Old Swedish Dictionary - urhäfdhMeaning of Old Swedish word "urhäfdh" (or urhæfdh) in Swedish.
As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:
- urhäfdh (urhæfdh)
- förhållandet att besittning av el. hävddvunnen rätt till viss jordegendom gått förlorad. om tu ödhetorp som mang åhr hafuer ödhe legidh vnder cronones skatt och rättigheter så at vhrhefd är ther oppa komen Bergfalk, Svenska jordens beskattning 37 (1490, avskr.).
Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so urhäfdh may have also been written as urhæfdh
Part of speech: nn
Alternative forms or notes:- -hefd )
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᚱᚼᛅᚠᚦᚼ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.
Works and authors cited:
- Ber
- Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.