Gälda

Old Swedish Dictionary - gälda

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gälda" (or gælda) in Swedish.

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

gälda (gælda)
snöpa, kastrera. " [köth af] geltom yxknom" LB 3: 109. XIII gäldhe vedrä HSH 19: 168 (1506).

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gelda.
  • -der.
  • -ter) ,

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

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Works and authors cited:

HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
LB
Läke- och Örte-Böcker. Utg. af G. E. Klemming 1--10. 1883--86.
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