Thräl

Old Swedish Dictionary - thräl

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thräl" (or thræl) in Swedish.

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

thräl (thræl)
trälande, trälarbete. stenhwggara snikkara oc skomkara / lära the ey ämbethen ganskan wäl/ thet är thera skadhe til äwighen träl PMSkr 121.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • träl )

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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