Dödhgravare

Old Swedish Dictionary - dödhgravare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "dödhgravare" (or dødhgravare) in Swedish.

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

dödhgravare (dødhgravare)
dödgrävare. " pollictor. .. idest portator cadauerum liikbärae ok dödgreffuore" GU C 20 s. 463. HLG 2: 149 (1523). - ss tillnamn SSkb 145 (1504-05), 214 (1506-07).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -graffuer SSkb 214 (1506 07). -gräffware: -n HLG 2: 149 (1523). -greffware: -n STb 1: 26 (1475).
  • -greffuore GU C 20 s. 463.
  • -greffuer SSkb 145 (1504-05)),

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

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Works and authors cited:

GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
GU C 20
Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.
HLG 2
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.
SSkb
Stockholms Stads Skottebok 1501--1510. Utg. genom H. Hildebrand. 1889, 1915. SSKb 2:= Stock Skb
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