Brovaktare

Old Swedish Dictionary - brovaktare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "brovaktare" in Swedish.

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

brovaktare
ordningsman på en (skepps)bro, brouppsyningsman. broowachteren. .. som bron rensse SSkb 193 (1505-06). ib 274 (1507-08). borgameSTerane och radet wordo swa eens, ath the wilia sielffue byggia eth skwl pa brone til browaktarene STb 2: 164 (1486).

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • broo-.
  • -wachtere )

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
SSkb
Stockholms Stads Skottebok 1501--1510. Utg. genom H. Hildebrand. 1889, 1915. SSKb 2:= Stock Skb
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