Borghklädhe

Old Swedish Dictionary - borghklädhe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "borghklädhe" (or borghklædhe) in Swedish.

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

borghklädhe (borghklædhe)
borgkläder, kläder som bäras af den som tillhöra en borgs besättning el. af de vapenföre tjenarne. FM 398 (1509).

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

Part of speech: nn

Grammatical aspect: pl.

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

Works and authors cited:

FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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