Bävergel

Old Swedish Dictionary - bävergel

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bävergel" (or bævergel) in Swedish.

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

bävergel (bævergel)
bäfvergäll. " castoreum thz är bäuirgell" LB 4: 347. " al the thingh som nu äro sagdh af befuergähenne" ib 348. tagha bäwergeil ib 5: 77. " taki bäwirgeell" ib 1: 98 smör hoffwdit med bäwergell ib 7: 33. " blanda tz med bäwergeel" ib 203. " dricka bewergel sodnan i viin ib. "ib 217, 3: 78, 5: 82. " ath skiparen haffwer stöth bäffwergeel" PM XVI. ib LIV.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • bewergel.
  • bäwergeel.
  • bäwergeil. befuergäl. bäwergell. bäuirgell. bäwirgeell),

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

Works and authors cited:

LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
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