Syl

Old Swedish Dictionary - syl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "syl" in Swedish.

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

syl
syll, underlagsbjälke, understa stocken i en byggnad. vardh thz (lejonet) var een litin bora vnder syllith (fann um síðir eina smugu undir syllina) ther thz la Iv 4549. Jfr Rydqvist 2: 63; Lind, Om rim och verslemningar s. 49; Otman, Äldre Västgötalagen s. 113 f.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • sylla sätiare
  • -sättiare.
  • sillasättiäre SJ 383 (1472). söllesettere),

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

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Works and authors cited:

Iv
Herr Ivan Lejonriddaren. Utg. af J. W. Liffman och G. Stephens. 1849.
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