Spiäld

Old Swedish Dictionary - spiäld

Meaning of Old Swedish word "spiäld" (or spiæld) in Swedish.

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

spiäld (spiæld)
hörnig åker. Ant. av E. Hildebrand i handl. (pergamentsbrev) 1424 26/10. ᴵᴵᴵ akra i haffslykkio medh II spiel Linkbilbh 1: 240 (1486). - Jfr skogs spiäl.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • spiäl JTb 13 (1458)
  • spield GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 60. spiel HLG 2: 63, 3: 43 (1518), 2: 105 (1519); med art. spielleth HLG 2: 44 (1515); spiellett PMSkr 696 (senare avskr.). späl: spällith STb 1: 219 (1479).
  • speeldh Skotteb 463 (1471-72, Kämn). spil? HLG 2: 114 (1523) (möjl. snarast fel för spiel)),

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


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