Päl

Old Swedish Dictionary - päl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "päl" (or pæl) in Swedish.

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

päl (pæl)
ett slags dyrbart tyg. - bårtäcke. vnum peel nigrum aureum, quod ponitur super feretrum HLG 1: 1 (1393). iii fanar, iiii pelle ib 3: 57 (1522). item hustrv valbor vinmanss xi höre, för hon rensadhe varth besthe pelle ib 2: 125 (1524). - Jfr gulpäl.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • peell )
  • *pälle (pelle HLG 2: 125 (1524). med art. pellidh Kumla kyrkas rb 2 (1420-t.)),

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

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Works and authors cited:

HLG 1
Handlingar rörande Helga Lekamens Gille i Stockholm. I. Gillesboken 1393--1487. Utg. av I. Collijn. 1921.
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