Akerkarl

Old Swedish Dictionary - akerkarl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "akerkarl" in Swedish.

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

akerkarl
åkerman, med jordens brukande sysselsatt arbetare, godhir akir karl (agricola) at saa gudz ordh jnnan siälinna Bil 214. " faa sin vingardh androm akirkarlom (agricolis)" Bo 148. - arbetare (i allmh.). thän sama akerkarlin (förut kallad hirdhe) fan Iv 678.

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Bo
Bonaventuros Betraktelser. Utg. av G. E. Klemning. 1860. SFSS.
Iv
Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
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