Bätrare

Old Swedish Dictionary - bätrare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bätrare" (or bætrare) in Swedish.

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

bätrare (bætrare)
människa som gör bot (för sina synder), botgörare. ey scal tu thöm kalla syndennä bäträre vthan helder gudz hädhkärä SvKyrkobr 196. - Jfr syndabätrare.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -äre )

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

Works and authors cited:

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