Svälgher

Old Swedish Dictionary - svälgher

Meaning of Old Swedish word "svälgher" (or svælgher) in Swedish.

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

svälgher (svælgher): 2) svalg, munhålans fortsättning bakåt. sedan dreff then smöria ned ath halsen strwpen oc swälgen Troj 188. " han sköt tiill mz eth forlybbad skaått räth j gynom palamidis strupa oc swälg" ib 205. -Jfr vatu svälgher.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Troj: Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.