Skärman

Old Swedish Dictionary - skärman

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skärman" (or skærman) in Swedish.

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

skärman (skærman): skyddsåtgärd (mot angrepp); fäktning. affbära hwg oc skoth mädh skerman PMSkr 124.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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.