Kära

Old Swedish Dictionary - kära

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kära" (or kæra) in Swedish.

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

kära Old Swedish word can mean:

kära (kæra): 3) klagomål. - anklagelse, käromål. gaff iak thär lasth ok kära oppa innan nat ok aar Arfstv 54 (1461). " han skal fulfölgia ther om sina kära oc väria sik ther fore innan xiij dagha" ATb 1: 266 (1467).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Arfstv: Arfstvisten emellan Erik Eriksson (Gyllenstjerna) och Ture Turesson (Bjelke) 1451--1480. Utg. af K. H. Karlsson. 1908. SFSS.

ATb: (el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.