Klärkeri

Old Swedish Dictionary - klärkeri

Meaning of Old Swedish word "klärkeri" (or klærkeri) in Swedish.

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

klärkeri (klærkeri): kleresi, prästerskap. nw gaar th vu [ɔ: uppå] kirkene prelata och klarikritt Thomas Varningsbref 5 (1436). " mz tolkom falskom ok swikligom jerteknom drager han (ɔ: Antikrist) til si alt clarkryet SvKyrkbr (Lucid B) 222. "

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

klrckierij Svartb 545 (1483). clercherij STb 5: 290). med art. clärkryet Sve- Kyrkobr (Lucid B) 222. clärkeryet ib. klärikrith Thomas Varningsbref 6 (1436).
klarikritt ib 5.
klarkriit JMÖ 73 ),

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

Thomas Varningsbref: Varnings-bref från Biskop Thomas i Strengnäs till Konung Carl Knutsson. 1837.