Strandvärn

Old Swedish Dictionary - strandvärn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "strandvärn" (or strandværn) in Swedish.

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

strandvärn (strandværn)
? = strandvardher. almoghen. .. ligger i strand wern BSH 5: 594 (1517). rese. .. almogen i strandh wern HSH 18: 143 (1497).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

BS
Bagarnes Skrå. I Småstycken på Forn Svenska.
BSH
Bidrag till Skandinaviens historia ur utländska arkiver samlade och utgifna af C. G. Styffe. Del. 1--5. 1859--84.
HSH
Handlingar rörande Skandinaviens historia. 1816 ff.
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