Gädda
Old Swedish Dictionary - gäddaMeaning 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.]