Karat subst.

Old Swedish Dictionary - karat subst.

Meaning of Old Swedish word "karat subst." in Swedish.

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

karat subst.
1) karat, viktenhet. tak aff musco karat 15, zibeto karat viij PMSkr 387. 2) karat, beteckning för guldmängden i en legering (angiven i 24-delar av legeringens vikt). b[l]ffwer gwl lith til 18 carath PMSkr 416.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᚱᛆᛏ::ᛋᚢᛒᛋᛏ.
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.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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