Biälke

Old Swedish Dictionary - biälke

Meaning of Old Swedish word "biälke" (or biælke) in Swedish.

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

biälke (biælke): bjälke. " xvj bielkor for v (4 1/2) ortugh stycheth for vtha[n] the bielkior jach köpthe aff mattis larensson HLG 2: 75 (1517). xxiiij bielkor ib. - ss heraldisk term: med särskild färg belagt jämbrett bäte på vapensköld. Jfr Hildebrand Sv. Med. 2: 566. eth grönt felt medh three bjälka langssz medh ath skiölde, then bjälken mitt udi röd och the andre thva hvita Hildebrand, Sv. Med. 2: 559 (1513); jfr Schegel-Klingspor, Sv. adens ättartavlor 213. - Jfr ekebiälke. "

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

HLG 2: Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.