Biärghan

Old Swedish Dictionary - biärghan

Meaning of Old Swedish word "biärghan" (or biærghan) in Swedish.

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

biärghan (biærghan)
bergning, uppehälle. nu hafwir iak arm qwinna enkte til bärghan ST 267. Su 165, 245. kroppsens bärghan STerfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.">LfK 84. ib 97. Jfr lifs-, sol-biärghan.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • bärghan )

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

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Works and authors cited:

LfK
Skrifter till Läsning för Klosterfolk. Utg. af F. A. Dahlgren. 1875.
ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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