Hiälpare

Old Swedish Dictionary - hiälpare

Meaning of Old Swedish word "hiälpare" (or hiælpare) in Swedish.

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

hiälpare (hiælpare): hjälpare, medhjälpare, biträde. " wj ärom wars herra ihesu christi kennesena, ok hans hyälpara j the helgho scripth" MP 5: 134. - ss yrkesbeteckning, hjälpkarl? matis jensson helper Stock Skb 5 (1516-17). ib 18 (151617). elin hielperes ib 27 (1516-17). ib 65 (1517-18), 97 (1518-19). - Jfre koppara-, mylnara-, nödhhiälpare.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

hyupare.
hielpere: -s Stock Skb 27 (1516-17), 65 (1517-18). helppare ib 97 (151819). helper ib 5, 18 (1516-17)),

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

MP: Svenska Medeltids-postillor. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Fortsatta af R. Geete. Del. 3, 4, 5. 1893--1910. SFSS.

Stock Skb: Stockholms stads skottebok 1516--1525 samt strödda räkenskaper. Utg. genom J. A. Almquist. 1935.