Beskärning

Old Swedish Dictionary - beskärning

Meaning of Old Swedish word "beskärning" (or beskærning) in Swedish.

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

beskärning (beskærning)
afskärande (från samfärdsel), belägring. them aaträkte ey spisningh äpther langhe beskärningh MB 2: 238.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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