Trolkärling

Old Swedish Dictionary - trolkärling

Meaning of Old Swedish word "trolkärling" (or trolkærling) in Swedish.

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

trolkärling (trolkærling): L. = trolkona. lignites är en sten fagher som glas hängis han på halsen aff barnom, them beskermar före trökärlingom PMSkr 480.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

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

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.