Bälgher

Old Swedish Dictionary - bälgher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bälgher" (or bælgher) in Swedish.

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

bälgher (bælgher): bälg, blåsbälg. "thesse smedhsens vghn eller äsya äru äuerdeliga dröfuelse, bälgänä äru ondhe freeSTare" SvKyrkobr 175. " bläsa bälghenä til SToora organer" STb 1: 189 (1478). - par bälghiar, hytta med två bälgar, gruvlott. Jfr STyffe, Skand. under unionSTiden 3 uppl. s. 322, 327. ärom wi swa over eno wordhne, at koperberghit scal alt höra til konungen oc kronona wtan tw par böälghe, som biscopen i weSTerars ther nw vppa hawer Rydberg Tr 2: 690 (1396). Jfr axa-, hand-, smids-bälgher.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

bälghe Rydberg Tr 2: 660 (1396). med art. bälgänä SvKyrkobr 175. bälghenä STb 1: 189 (1478)),
*bälghia axul
bälgha- )

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

Rydberg Tr: Sveriges traktater med främmande magter jemte andra dit hörande handlingar. Utgifna af O.S. Rydberg. Del. 2, 3. 1880--95.

SvKyrkobr: Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.