Värkvindögha

Old Swedish Dictionary - värkvindögha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "värkvindögha" (or værkvindøgha) in Swedish.

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

värkvindögha (værkvindøgha)
handtverkares bodfönster. ther effter magh han vpslaa sit verck wyndoge SO 146. ypna syt werck vyndöghe ib 148. (Jfr för än han latther vp siit boda fänster SO 231 (i skråordning fr. 1545).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -vyndöghe.
  • -wyndoge )

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

Works and authors cited:

SO
Skrå-Ordningar. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1856.
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