Skäg

Old Swedish Dictionary - skäg

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skäg" (or skæg) in Swedish.

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

skäg (skæg): skägg. " hans wärdogha skäk wart plukkat oc hardraghit" Mecht 191. Jfr geta-, pipa-skäg.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

Mecht: Hel. Mechtils uppenbarelser (Liber spiritualis gratiæ) öfversatta från latinet år 1469 af Jöns Budde. Utg. af R. Geete. 1899. SFSS.