Flöghskip

Old Swedish Dictionary - flöghskip

Meaning of Old Swedish word "flöghskip" (or fløghskip) in Swedish.

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

flöghskip (fløghskip)
ett slags större fartyg. then stora bardsan. . .och iij (3) anner flög skep med ij (2) smaa jakther BSH 5: 171 (1507). " met vj mersskep och nogre flögh skep" FM 273 (1506).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • flögh skep. flög skep),

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
FM
Nya källor till Finlands Medeltidshistoria. Utg. af E. Grönblad. 1857.
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