Beskärman

Old Swedish Dictionary - beskärman

Meaning of Old Swedish word "beskärman" (or beskærman) in Swedish.

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

beskärman (beskærman)
skydd. " wara til wärn oc stadzens beskärman" MB 2: 250. " togho gudz lichamel sik til värn ok andeliga beskermen" LfK 256. ib 267. " mik for skiöldh oc beskerman" Su 208. ib 232, 369, 379. " j thy skal thu finna. .. aff allo tilstrykiande ondo tryggasta beskärman" ib 199. " jach. .. anamar alle the godhe brödher och systror. .. j myn och rigesens hengn ffriidh forswar och beskerman" FH 5: 126 (1488).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • beskerman.
  • beskermen )

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

Works and authors cited:

FH
Handlingar till upplysning af Finlands Häfder. Utg. af A. I. Arwidsson. Del 1--9. 1846--57.
LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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