Sparstädh

Old Swedish Dictionary - sparstädh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "sparstädh" (or sparstædh) in Swedish.

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

sparstädh (sparstædh)
mindre städ (vanl. med en rundad och en platt ände). Jfr E. Holmkvist, Bergslagens hyttspråk 90, Dens., Ark. f. Nord. Fil. 65: 113 f. eth spar städh oc II stora sleggior Inv cur Tynnelsö 7. VKU 150 (1594). Jfr sparhaki.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

Ber
Helige Bernhards Skrifter. Utg. af H. Wieselgren. 1866.
Inv cur Tynnelsö
Inventarium curiæ Tynnelsö anno 1443. Ed. J. H. Schröder. 1839.
VKU
Vadstena klosters Uppbörds- och Utgiftsbok 1539--1570. Utg. af C. Silfverstolpe. 1895.
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