Kärra

Old Swedish Dictionary - kärra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kärra" (or kærra) in Swedish.

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

kärra (kærra): kärra. biga ge kerra STum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.">GU C 20 s. 55. " carruca ce kärra" ib s. 82. plauSTrvm kärra ib s. 457. llectica. .. kärra och sparlaghen oc sängh ib (hand 2) s. 70. hwar anakre haffui sina kiärro for sin döör wiidh sina iij (3) marck STb 1: 432 (1459, Burspr). Kumla kyrkas rb 44 (1478?). STb 3: 291 (1496). Uppl Fornmt 46: 203 (omkr. (1513). Jfr dyngio-, sand-, skut-kärra.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.

Kumla kyrkas rb: Kumla kyrkas räkenskapsbok 1421--1590. Utg. av J. L:son Samzelius. 1946.