Falda

Old Swedish Dictionary - falda

Meaning of Old Swedish word "falda" in Swedish.

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

falda
veck. " plica. .. faalda" GU C 20 s. 459. " swa som nathurlighit är somlighom blomstrom, sik wtuidha aff solinna wärma, ok wärmannom jnne j blomstreno warande, giffwer blomstridh sik j faller, ällir sina twppa wtfallande (jfr Lat. cirros suos explicare)" SpV 455. - veck; fåll, bräm? fimbria. .. fiaalla idest plica GU C 20 s. 273. - Jfr GUlfalda, ävensom falder.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • faalda GU C 20 s. 459.
  • ffaalla ib 273. pl. fallor SpV 455 ),

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛚᚦᛆ
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.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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