Bitzare

Old Swedish Dictionary - bitzare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bitzare" in Swedish.

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

bitzare: eg. förskärare; hoftjenare som passar upp vid konungens bord. "bödh han vij synom bitzarom som dagliga thiänto före hans bordhe" MB 2: 180. Jfr Molbech, Dansk Glossarium 1: s. 80 f.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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