Bälia

Old Swedish Dictionary - bälia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bälia" (or bælia) in Swedish.

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

bälia (bælia): balja, runt öppet träkärl. en bälia til stegerhwseth HLG 2: 57 (1517). Jfr balia.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

HLG 2: Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.