Skipgärdh

Old Swedish Dictionary - skipgärdh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skipgärdh" (or skipgærdh) in Swedish.

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

skipgärdh (skipgærdh)
gärd el. utskyld avsedd till utrustning av krigsfartyg. GPM 2: 247 (1507).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • skepgjärdher) ,

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛕᚵᛅᚱᚦᚼ
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.
GPM
Gamla papper angående Mora socken. II. Arvid Siggessons brevväxling. Utg. av L. Sjödin och A. Pers. 1932.
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