Gädda

Old Swedish Dictionary - gädda

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gädda" (or gædda) in Swedish.

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

gädda (gædda)
gädda. 1 skippund fintzska gäddhor VKJ 283 (1466). rökta geddor Arfstv 63 (1474-75). for torra gäddhar v ortugh HLG 2: 30 (1512). Jfr lappa-, skäria-gädda.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gedda.
  • -or. -ar HLG 2: 30 (1512) ),
  • *gäddo ben ,
  • *gäddo dragh ,
  • gäddo hovudh (gedde hoffwit),
  • *gäddo ref
  • gäda- )
  • *gäddo stiärter
  • gedde- )

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

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Works and authors cited:

Arfstv
Arfstvisten emellan Erik Eriksson (Gyllenstjerna) och Ture Turesson (Bjelke) 1451--1480. Utg. af K. H. Karlsson. 1908. SFSS.
HLG 2
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. II--IV. Erogata 1509--1528. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1923.
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.]
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