Äldare

Old Swedish Dictionary - äldare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "äldare" (or ældare) in Swedish.

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

äldare (ældare): landstrykare, drifvare giuum vi varom foghätä oc berghsmästärom. fullä makt at rättä iuir þöm som nokot fals gyor i kopar. swa oc vm äldärä. finnäs antwiggiä þär allr i dalum SD 5: 639 (1347). Jfr Westman, Ark. f. Nord. Fil. 19: 316 f.; Lidén ib 23: 256 f.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

SD: Svenskt Diplomatarium. Bd 6 s. 265--584. 1916--21. Bd 8 s. 1--272. 1953.