Grafbakke

Old Swedish Dictionary - grafbakke

Meaning of Old Swedish word "grafbakke" in Swedish.

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

grafbakke
brädden af en fästningsgraf; fästningsvall? om han wille sielff personliga gaa wth oppa grafbacken BSH 5: 201 (1507). Jfr gravar bakke.

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
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