Halshuggare

Old Swedish Dictionary - halshuggare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "halshuggare" in Swedish.

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

halshuggare
bödel. " halshuggarin bar vp svärdhit oc mente mädh eno hugge skilia howdhit fra kroppenum" Hel män 198.

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Hel män
Helige mäns lefverne jämte legender och järtecken. Utg. af R. Geete. 1902. SFSS.
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