Gärdhelykkia

Old Swedish Dictionary - gärdhelykkia

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gärdhelykkia" (or gærdhelykkia) in Swedish.

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

gärdhelykkia (gærdhelykkia)
lycka i ett gärde? 9 spen korn eller mera, liggiande i ballahältz gerdhelyckia VKJ 45.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gerdhe- )

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

Works and authors cited:

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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