Skärma

Old Swedish Dictionary - skärma

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skärma" (or skærma) in Swedish.

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

skärma (skærma)
eg. skydda sig (mot angrepp); fäkta. " han skerer wäl a badhä hender" Iv (Cod. B) s. 330. han lot sina söner lära skärma MD (S) 228. Jfr beskärma samt skirma.

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

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • skermer Iv (Cod. B) s. 330),

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

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Works and authors cited:

Iv
Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
MD
Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.
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