Knipkärra

Old Swedish Dictionary - knipkärra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "knipkärra" (or knipkærra) in Swedish.

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

knipkärra (knipkærra): ett slags kärra med der på hvilande skjutgevär? i hwilken spees marggrewens fok enskiljth skicket var med knipekerror hellebarder och lwranger HSH 20: 201 (1507).

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

Part of speech: nn

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