Träleker

Old Swedish Dictionary - träleker

Meaning of Old Swedish word "träleker" (or træleker) in Swedish.

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

träleker (træleker): trwl hawa träleek (fusibus effecta joca ventlat orchea secta; Fdan. texten: traldh ber træ i legh, var. trold ber tra i legh; hawa träleek för hawa trä i leek, hafva trästycken (d. v. s. knölpåkar el. dyl.) i lek? el. (med anslutning till var. tra i Fdan. texten) för hawa thra i leek, hafva stridighet el. omedgörlighet i lek? Se Kock, Medeltidsordspråk 2: 179) GO 352.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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