viktualiebroder

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of viktualie (“victual”) +‎ broder (“brother”). From the fact that they initially transported victuals, food, to King Albert's besieged troops in Stockholm. First attested in 1776.[1]

Noun

viktualiebroder c

  1. (historical, chiefly in the plural) A member of the Victual Brothers; privateer in the North and Baltic Sea during the late medieval period.
    Synonyms: fetaliebroder, vitalian

References
  1. viktualiebroder in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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