Hamarskäl

Old Swedish Dictionary - hamarskäl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hamarskäl" (or hamarskæl) in Swedish.

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

hamarskäl (hamarskæl)
hammarflaga, affall som uppkommer när någon metall hamras. hamnar skäl aff järn PM 10.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • hammar skäl )

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back
↑