Vapnklädhe

Old Swedish Dictionary - vapnklädhe

Meaning of Old Swedish word "vapnklädhe" (or vapnklædhe) in Swedish.

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

vapnklädhe (vapnklædhe)
vapenkläder, rustning. " the wapnklädhe som han hafdhe thiit a man oc häst the waro all hwiit" MD 191.

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

Part of speech: nn

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

Works and authors cited:

MD
Svenska Medeltids dikter och rim. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1881--82. SFSS.
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