Stäkasvärdh

Old Swedish Dictionary - stäkasvärdh

Meaning of Old Swedish word "stäkasvärdh" (or stækasværdh) in Swedish.

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

stäkasvärdh (stækasværdh)
ett slags särsk. vid riddarspel nyttjat svärd. Jfr Sdw 2: 1308. giwer jak. .. lassa i loasio miilt stäkeserd ok myn skiol NMU 1: 110 (1434).

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • stäkswerd )

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

Works and authors cited:

NMU
Närkes medeltida urkunder I. Riseberga kloster. Utg. av K. G. Grandinsson. 1935.
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