Sköirska

Old Swedish Dictionary - sköirska

Meaning of Old Swedish word "sköirska" (or skøirska) in Swedish.

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

sköirska (skøirska)
kvinna som skrubbar de badande i en baSTu? STb 2: 209 (1487). " lussy sköärske j södra basztwgu ib. "

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • sköerska.
  • sköärske )

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

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
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