Gärdsle

Old Swedish Dictionary - gärdsle

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gärdsle" (or gærdsle) in Swedish.

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

gärdsle Old Swedish word can mean:

gärdsle (gærdsle)
L.
gärdsle (gærdsle)
1) gärdsel, virke till uppförande av gärdsgård. henrik lanthe honom sielfwir gerslidh som the och trätto wm ATb 2: 281 (1486).
gärdsle (gærdsle)
2) gärdsgård, stängse, hägnad. han hade tagit borth gerzle om een hagha ATb 2: 28 (1474). ib. gaf han sinne sisthir allathe bygningh och gerzsle som brodhir laris hafwir bigth pa sinne tompt ib 194 (1482).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gerz(s)le.
  • gerslidh ATb 2: 281 (1486) ),

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

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Works and authors cited:

ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
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