Skära

Old Swedish Dictionary - skära

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skära" (or skæra) in Swedish.

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

skära (skæra)
skära. ij lya, ij skärwr och eth aarder Svartb 400 (1442).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • skärwr Svartb 400 (1442). skärw Uppl Fornmt 46: 203 (omkr. 1513). skärre HLG 3: 100 (1528)),
  • *skäru smidher
  • -smeder )

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

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Works and authors cited:

Svartb
och Svartb (Skokl) Registrum Ecclesiæ Aboensis eller Åbo domkyrkas Svartbok med tillägg ur Skoklosters Codex Aboensis. Utg. genom R. Hausen 1890.
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