Gärþa

Old Swedish Dictionary - gärþa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gärþa" (or gærþa) in Swedish.

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

gärþa (gærþa)
L. gärda, uppföra gärdsgård. abs. hwa äkke wäl staffrar han ey wäl gärdher GO 888. - med gardh ss obj. gärdh swa gardh at thu lägger ey gap widh ändan GO 882. - gärda, omgärda, hägna. han giärdhar mädh GOdhom radhum Bil 214. " skulu wthualda manna wägha athertäppas oc gärdas mz dröffuilsanna thornom" Su 169. ib 439. - Jfr ater-, half-, in-, kringum-, um-, umkring-, utgärþa, äfvensom ogärþer.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • giärdha.
  • gierþa L.

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

Works and authors cited:

Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
GO
Gamla Ordspråk. Utg. af H. Reuterdahl. 1840.
Su
H. Susos Gudeliga Snilles Väckare. Utg. af R. Bergström. 1868--70.
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