Giäldare

Old Swedish Dictionary - giäldare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "giäldare" (or giældare) in Swedish.

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

giäldare (giældare)
person som är skyldig ngn ngt, gäldenär. " forgiff os wara skuld swa som wi forgiffwom warom giällarom" SvKyrkobr 17. " ther näst sagdhe han til then andra gieldaren, hwro mykit äst thu skyldogher minom herra" MP 3: 312. " kom for retthen pedher swensson medh sin gellare abram" ATb 3: 90 (1498). Jfr vidhergäldare.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • giällare.
  • gellare ATb 3: 90 (1498) ),

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

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Works and authors cited:

MP
Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.
ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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