Skiphärra

Old Swedish Dictionary - skiphärra

Meaning of Old Swedish word "skiphärra" (or skiphærra) in Swedish.

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

skiphärra (skiphærra): skeppare, kapten, den som äger och för ett fartyg. Jfr I. Modéer, Stud i Nord. Fil. 39: 52 ff. nauarcus ci idest prince[p]s nauis skep herra GU C 20 s. 345. ib s. 346.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.