Värkman

Old Swedish Dictionary - värkman

Meaning of Old Swedish word "värkman" (or værkman) in Swedish.

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

värkman (værkman): yrkesidkare. " kan han thessin thry stykke gerningh smidhia swa at han kan göra fult fore een werkman i thz embethet" SO 61. ib 160, 161. " forbiudhom wij alla borghamesterna oc radhit owir alt swerge, städhia noghon gulsmedh sättia sigh i stadhen for werkman, for än han warti haffuer for werkmesterna, oc giordt sina fyra stycke gerning" SOm bihang till Biärköa-Rätten utg. af J. Hadorph]. 1687.">GS 59 (1474).

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

Part of speech: nn

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

GS: Några Gambla Stadgar [såsom bihang till Biärköa-Rätten utg. af J. Hadorph]. 1687.