stafkarl (OSw) stavkarl (ODan) stafkarl (ON) stakkarl (OSw) noun

A beggar, probably vagrant.


beggar ODan ESjL 3
ONorw FrL KrbA 16
OSw ÖgL Kkb
OSw SdmL Kkb
OSw UL Kkb
OSw VmL Kkb

man with (beggar’s) staff OSw ÄVgL Kkb
OSw YVgL Kkb, Tb

staff man OSw HL Mb Refs:

Gerhold 2002, 85−86; KLNM s.v.v. fattigvård, tiggar

Citation
  • ‘stafkarl’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5008
    (04/20/2024)