Bältesylghia

Old Swedish Dictionary - bältesylghia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bältesylghia" (or bæltesylghia) in Swedish.

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

bältesylghia (bæltesylghia)
sölja el. spänne hvarmed ett bälte sammanfästes. Di 76.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • bältesylia )

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

Works and authors cited:

Di
Sagan om Didrik af Bern. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1850--54.
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