Barfrost

Old Swedish Dictionary - barfrost

Meaning of Old Swedish word "barfrost" in Swedish.

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

barfrost
barfrost. " laat hugga thin aars ved första barfrost" Brasks Cal 272. " vi finge i vaares aff barfrösthz skade pa wora örther" HSH 14: 70 (1525, Brask).

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -frösth )

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

Works and authors cited:

HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
Brasks Cal
Calendarium oeconomicum avskrivet ur en gammal på Linköpings bibliotek förvarad hushållsbok (fr. 1513--27) efter biskop Brask. Efter avskrift av Per Kylander tryckt i Linköpings bibl:s handl. I s. 263--74 (1793).
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