Vädherrum

Old Swedish Dictionary - vädherrum

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vädherrum" (or vædherrum) in Swedish.

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

vädherrum (vædherrum)
vind, vindsrum. " skal han hafua. .. i. .. hinrikx gange wädherrumit offuan fore hans källerhalse oc skal thet offuir huälffua hanom vtan skadha sua at han ma sik ther offuan vppa bygg een koka skorsten medh windögha i hans gang vm han thet widher törff" SJ 138 (1445). " hustru dorothea. .. jot vp jon guldsmit en kellara loc en gatabodh murat aff sten ok wädherrumit offuan vppa" ib 139 (1445).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

SJ
2 Stockholms Stads Jordebok 1474--1498. Utg. genom H. Hildebrad [och L. M. Bååth]. 1889, 1914.
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