Bro

Old Swedish Dictionary - bro

Meaning of Old Swedish word "bro" in Swedish.

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

bro: bro. "at engen bygning bygges upa damenom eller bromme norre ok sudhre Urk Shist I:4 (1436). vidh stäkoborgh gaff jac 5 ortug for skipit ginom brona" VKJ 284 (1466). Jfr almanna vägs-, bola-, färio-, kogga-, qvärna-, sand-, slaktara-bro.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

VKJ: Vadstena klosters Jordebok 1500 jemte tillägg ur klostrets äldre jordeböcker. Utg. genom C. Silfverstolpe. 1898. [Beträffande dateringen jfr E. Noreen, Historisk Tidskrift 39, s. 187 f.]