Pärs

Old Swedish Dictionary - pärs

Meaning of Old Swedish word "pärs" (or pærs) in Swedish.

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

pärs (pærs)
press. ljomfrunne juda dotthir trodh han pärsin (torcular) SpV 128. sidhan haffes en pärs til ath trykkia thet waxith ath honagith rindher wth PMSkr 306. ib 329, 339. sidhan takis (bären) wth aff persenom ib.

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

Alternative forms or notes:
  • pers.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᛅᚱᛋ
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.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
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